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OverviewA shocking tale of secrets, guilt, and clerical child abuse. God has made you special, but I will show you how to have an extraordinary life. Show you true love, as God intended for our kind. It's 1978. Blackburn Hamlet is a typical suburban village in eastern Ontario. In this vibrant Catholic community, life revolves around family and church. Then the safe comfort of both is destroyed by the arrival of a predator priest. When charismatic Father Sweet invites his new favourite altar boy on a camping trip, the boy's parents insist he go. Trapped in the woods, the boy struggles to evade the priest's sexual advances. But Father Sweet forces him to make an impossible choice. Twenty-five years later, he is lost, broken, and angry. His father's death reveals secrets that spur the man to relive his own past. Desiring justice, in need of healing, he discovers, in a daring rescue mission, a way to achieve both. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J J Martin , Craig LauzonPublisher: Dundurn Group Imprint: Dundurn Group Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781459746749ISBN 10: 1459746740 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 06 July 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Downloadable audio file Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsMartin's literary style and poignant, gripping narration keep readers spellbound throughout. - Booktrib Father Sweet is a page-turner dripping with dread and torment. J.J. Martin's debut novel is laced with tendrils of fear, anger, horror, and rage, but it's also one with threads of hope, redemption, truth, and acceptance. We must all atone for what our people participated in -- be it by church or state -- and the fact that Martin told a compelling story about it without alienating the reader is a masterful achievement. - Timothy S. Johnston, author of The War Beneath Martin's arresting debut [is] a deeply unsettling work that will make a lasting impact on readers. This novel is a reckoning with the horrendous lack of a just response to institutions which failed to protect their most vulnerable citizens. - Booklist Father Sweet is a page-turner dripping with dread and torment. J.J. Martin's debut novel is laced with tendrils of fear, anger, horror, and rage, but it's also one with threads of hope, redemption, truth, and acceptance. We must all atone for what our people participated in -- be it by church or state -- and the fact that Martin told a compelling story about it without alienating the reader is a masterful achievement. - Timothy S. Johnston, author of The War Beneath Martin's arresting debut [is] a deeply unsettling work that will make a lasting impact on readers. This novel is a reckoning with the horrendous lack of a just response to institutions which failed to protect their most vulnerable citizens. - Booklist Author InformationJ.J. Martin grew up Catholic in Ontario and pursued graduate studies in anthropology of religion at the University of Ottawa. His articles have appeared in multiple news outlets, including the Globe and Mail. He lives in Toronto. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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