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Billy Ray's Secret
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781499396843
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: May 18 2014
Pages: 258
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the Deep South, secrets don't stay hidden forever.
In the small Bible-Belt town of Restaria, Tennessee, young Billy Ray Higby wrestles with feelings he can't name and a world that refuses to let him be himself. His Baptist father is stern and violent, his mother drinks to forget, and Billy Ray longs for escape-until he finds an unlikely refuge in the warm, Italian-Catholic household of his best friend Jimmy.
As their friendship deepens into something Billy Ray doesn't dare confess, tragedy strikes. When his father's rage turns deadly, the true meaning of family, faith, and forgiveness is put to the test. With Jimmy's family by his side, Billy Ray begins a journey that will lead him from the narrow lanes of Restaria to a wider, more honest life-a journey toward truth, identity, and love.
Told with unflinching honesty and Southern lyricism, Billy Ray's Secret by Bo Sebastian is a powerful story about growing up gay in the South, surviving the weight of religion and prejudice, and learning that the road to freedom always begins with self-acceptance.
If you love Southern coming-of-age fiction, LGBTQ+ literary drama, or stories of courage and hope, this unforgettable novel will stay with you long after the last page.
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