Faith under Fire : Betrayed by a Thing Called Love

by Brookshire, Lajoyce

• ISBN13: 9781425914752
• ISBN10: 1425914756
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Authorhouse

Summary

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. This 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.