A Prayer For Orion: A Son’s Addiction and a Mother’s Love
Original price was: $12.99.$9.99Current price is: $9.99. 23% Off
30 in stock
It’s always somebody else’s kid—until it’s yours.
When Katherine James and her husband found out their son was using heroin, their responses ran the gamut: disbelief, anger, helplessness, guilt. As they struggled to come to grips with their son’s addiction and decide how best to help him, their home became a refuge for an unlikely assortment of their son’s friends, each with their own story, drawn by the simple love and acceptance they found there—”the Lost Boys,” James calls them.
In this sensitive, vulnerable memoir, Katherine tells her family’s story through the twists and turns of her son’s addiction, overdose, and slow recovery. The result is not just a look at the phenomenon of drug abuse in suburban America, but also a meditation on the particular anguish of loving a wayward child and clinging to a desperate trust in God’s providence through it all.
Katherine James received the Felipe P. De Alba Fellowship from Columbia University, where she also taught undergraduate fiction. Her debut novel, Can You See Anything Now?, won Christianity Today's 2018 Fiction Book award and was a semifinalist for the Doris Bakwin Award. She lives in Westchester, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Rick.
SKU: | BKP20934 |
ISBN: | 978-0830845774 |
Publisher: | Intervarsity Press |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 12/21/2020 |
Size: | 8.5 × 5.5 × 0.7 in |
Author: | Katherine James |
Format: | Paperback |
We offer free shipping for orders with subtotals of $75 or greater. You’ll find shipping options and delivery dates at checkout. Please allow 7-10 business days for standard shipping, expedited shipping is available for an additional fee. Orders received after 12 p.m. CST on Fridays will not be processed until the following Monday. You can view our return policy here.
Got questions?
Our friendly specialists are here to help. Give us a call now or chat with us.