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E. Lynn Harris explores the intertwined lives of Brady Bledsoe, a senior college football star on a Heisman‑topping path, and his single mother Carmyn, a devoted churchgoer and successful beauty salon owner in Atlanta. Their close bond is tested as Brady enters a campus celibacy group and becomes the target of a charming cheerleader’s flirtation, while Carmyn hides a lifelong secret about her son. The novel examines the complexities of mother‑son relationships, faith, ambition, and the pressures of college athletics.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Parenthood & Family Fiction
Authors: E. Lynn Harris
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