I Say a Little Prayer, E. Lynn Harris
I Say a Little Prayer, E. Lynn Harris
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I Say a Little Prayer

Author: E. Lynn Harris

Narrator: Peter Francis James

Abridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/09/2006


Synopsis

Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another sexy, shocking, and immensely satisfying novel that explores some of today’s toughest and most timely issues.
Chauncey Greer is the owner of Cute Boy Card Company, a thriving company in Atlanta. As a teenager, he was a member of a popular boy band, but left in disgrace when word got out that he and his band mate D were more than good friends. Chauncey is a free spirit, on the brink of forty with a body admired by both men and women. Not into being categorized, Chauncey’s been known to hook up with men and women, but now in the age of the “down low,” he’s found that women ask too many questions, so he’s just focusing on the fellas.
After one too many bad dates, Chauncey finds himself in church where the minister’s message inspires him to follow his dream of a singing career once again. Although he’s lost touch with D, as he starts writing songs his thoughts inevitably turn to his former lover. Chauncey’s powerful performance at the church earns him a standing ovation and an invitation to participate in an upcoming revival. But Chauncey soon discovers that an ambitious fundamentalist preacher plans to use the revival to speak out against gays and gay marriage. Feeling angry and betrayed, Chauncey and other gay members of the church decide to take a stand against the church’s homophobia by staging a “Day of Absence” when all of the gay members and their friends and family stay home. Everything is going as planned …until D appears on the scene and Chauncey has to confront his past and make some hard decisions about his future. I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER is filled with the delicious plot twists, humor, compassion, and up-to-the-minute controversy fans expect from their beloved “E. Lynn.” Harris has returned with another gem of a novel that will rocket to the top of bestseller lists nationwide.

About The Author

E. LYNN HARRIS is the author of the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and of eight novels, including A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, and Any Way the Wind Blows, all of which were named Novel of the Year by the Blackboard African American Bestsellers, and If This World Were Mine, winner of the James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence. Harris divides his time between Atlanta, Georgia, and Fayetteville, Arkansas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley on November 30, 2021

I think the author did a fine job in keeping with the characters in the novel.......more

Goodreads review by KamariLyrikal on April 17, 2019

I'm a PK aka a preachers kid and i'm part of the lgbt community so this was a very relatable book to me. It wasn't full of action but it was a nice interesting story that reminded me of a normal day in my life or my family's lives. Overall not bad.......more

Goodreads review by Jay on February 18, 2020

pretty mediocre in comparison to other Harris novels.......more

Goodreads review by panjabicommie on April 26, 2023

okay so i had to read this book for one of my courses and it was a painfully lib read lmao. i don't want to waste too much time breaking down this book for this review- i will just say that it is not worth spending your time on. it had some decent themes like found family in the context of the main......more

Goodreads review by Jay on April 17, 2025

3.25 ⭐️ I think that reading this in 2025 was a bad move for me. After reading this I’m left feeling like this man is not too fond of Black women. Just blow after blow to us and for what?! I don’t think I want to keep this book on my shelves. It’s just not a good reflection of the person I am or the......more


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Praise for E. Lynn Harris

“Breezy, big-hearted entertainment.”
Entertainment Weekly

“Delicious reading.”
Seattle Times

“Packed with more drama than a hurricane at a Fourth of July picnic.”
USA Today

“E. Lynn Harris has apparently sipped the magical bestseller potion again.”
Washington Post

“An entertaining confection. . . . True to form, Harris keeps the sex, scandal and drama churning.” —People

“What’s got audiences hooked? Harris’s unique spin on the ever-fascinating topics of identity, class, intimacy, sexuality, and friendship.”
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