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Faith under Fire |
| Betrayed by a Thing Called
Love |
Lajoyce Brookshire ISBN: 1425914756
Format: Paperback, 224pp
Pub. Date: February 2006
Publisher: Authorhouse
BBP Sales Rank: 251
List Price: $18.70
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LaJoyce Brookshire best-selling author of the novels of Soul Food and Web of
Deception takes a pause from fiction to share her true-life story of triumph
over a life-threatening situation: Marrying a man who knew he had AIDS but who
kept his deadly secret from her until his body betrayed him. In this chronicle
of her first marriage. LaJoyce goes from being swept off her feet by "Prince
Charming" through a series of dramatic developments with him and his family
(who also kept his secret), to contemplating his murder, to ultimately changing
his diapers and coordinating his care.
The frightening statistics of HIV/AIDS infections in this country only prove
that there are too many secrets in too many relationships-and many of them are
harbored by families living in fear, ignorance, and denial. With the statistics
raging even higher for African American women, LaJoyce boldly shares her truth
after more than ten years of silence. Standing on her incredible faith, then as
now, LaJoyce says it's time to stop lying, start telling the truth, and begin
to live life with the understanding that only the truth will make you free. |
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Ask LaJoyce Brookshire who she is
and quickly she'll tell you she's, "God's Girl!" As author of the
novel Soul Food, she is the first African American to novelize a
major motion picture. She was chosen by HarperCollins Publishing
to write the novelization from the movie's script on the strength
of her first novel, a suspense drama titled Web of Deception. Due
to LaJoyce putting to use her marketing and publicity expertise,
Soul Food has out sold every movie tie-in book ever written.
With FAITH UNDER FIRE: Betrayed by a Thing Called Love, LaJoyce
takes a pause from fiction and breaks a ten-year silence as she
shares the true-life account of her ex-husband marrying her
knowing he had AIDS. She has also been a contributing essayist in
the books SOULS OF MY SISTERS: Black Women Break Their Silence,
Tell Their Stories, and Heal Their Spirits and GHETTOver GIRLS.
In her many lectures and interviews, LaJoyce covers how to take a
book from concept-to computer-to-contract, as well as her
experience as an entertainment publicist who has worked with the
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Whitney Houston
and Kenny G., to name a few; and how to break into the genres of
publishing and entertainment.
LaJoyce is an ordained minister, a Doctor of Naturopathy, Minister
of Health and Master Herbalist; a Certified Group Fitness
Instructor; an avid lover of African Dance, and an advocate for
literacy and abstinence.
She resides in the Poconos with her husband, childhood sweetheart
Gus, daughter Brooke and dogs Rambo, Phoenix and Lexi. |
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