Book Synopsis The night my mom died I couldnt sleep for the fun. So begins Raymond Shacklefords confused odyssey, with the news he receives on the very first page of this novel. I Am a Prayer is about loss and its about gifts, and the efforts we make to find meaning in life when tragedy is an inescapable aspect of love. Rays journey takes him to a variety of venues-from a dance-club to the depths of his own past-but it will be a chance encounter with a stranger that changes everything. * PRAISE FOR NATES NEW AGE Nates New Age is funny, sexy, honest, but most of all it is wise. -Erica Eisdorfer, author of The Wet Nurses Tale An ambitious and gratifying piece of fiction. -Lou Lipsitz, author of If This World Falls Apart