Mama's Boy

By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor

Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

When her son is accused of a violent crime, church first lady Gloria Jones finds herself battling his prosecutor - as well as her own inner demons - to save him in this drama-filled novel from best-selling, award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley.

Gloria Jones is living a mother's worst fear. There's a massive manhunt for her son after a regular night out with friends escalated into the fatal shooting of a police officer. Her husband, esteemed minister Elton Jones, is humiliated by the news, complicating an already strained relationship with his son. And everyone in Jasper, Texas, a town already ripe with racial tension, is up in arms. But the killer they're searching for isn't the son Gloria knows, and now she must decide whether to turn him in or help him run.

As the 17-year-old battles for his life, Gloria turns to the woman hell-bent on bringing him to justice - prosecutor Kay Christiansen. Kay has built a solid record putting criminals behind bars, and now, as she's about to ride the record to the city's top spot - mayor of Houston - this new case could threaten everything she's worked for. But a mother's love knows no boundaries, and Gloria will have to face an ugly past and tackle painful secrets in an effort to save her son.

©2015 ReShonda Tate Billingsley (P)2015 Recorded Books

Another One Perfected!!!!

Bravo!!!!!!! This is a phenomenal listen and the narrator was GREAT!!! I will be listening to more books by this author and will seek out the narrator as well.

Wow..... This is a must listen

First let me say how much I enjoyed this boom from the opening to the very last seconds of the epic epilogue. This was an amazing story that touched on love, hate, rape, secrets, lies and deceit. Ultimately the the message of forgiveness and love came through with a clear message. This book was deep. It touched on a subject that is far to common these days. Race relations, fear of police officers in the black community. Like I said it's definitely worth a credit and a second or third listen.

OMG this book is awesome !

ReShonda is an awesome author and has become one of my favorite authors. this book was amazing and I would recommend it to anyone

A Mother's Greatest Fear

never expected the book to end the way it did, happy for Jamal, Gloria and Kay that they found each other and the truth came out.

Tate Billingsly delivers!!!

Well written, great plot, and wrapped up nicely! This is truly a good book! I definitely will recommend this book to my book club!

Great book, lot of twist and turns!

Great book, unsuspecting twist and turns, the end was unbelievable. Great listening pleasure. Don't sleep on this book

What a Book

I loved it from the beginning to the end! The story was so real enlight of what happens in today's society.

Awesome

On a one/low ten/high scale, this audio book is a 10. I loved it! It's one of the best I've ever listened to. The story line was excellent and unpredictable, character development was outstanding, and the chapters fit together seamlessly. Also, I've always thought Myra Lucretia Taylor was a good narrator, but her performance on this audio showed me that she's even better than I thought.

excellent

well written and the narrator executed the characters and story well worth the pricey tag

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, this book was a good read from the beginning to end. This story was so real. Your faith can get so weak when trouble comes running away seems like the best solution. Each charter went through something. This book showed a very good illustration of how over coming trials in our lives will make us stronger in the Lord.

What did you like best about this story?

The unconditional love the stepmother (Gloria Jones) had for the son that was not biologically hers. How she had the courage to fight for him against all odds.

Which scene was your favorite?

The judge ruling.... Loved every word.

If you could take any character from Mama's Boy out to dinner, who would it be and why?

If I could take a character from Mama's Boy out to dinner, I would take the stepmother (Gloria Jones) because the love and compassion she had for her child made her to be supermom to me. She fought for her child like Jesus fights for his children.