Father Sweet by J.J. Martin is out now as Audiobook
Hello again, dear Audiobooks Fans! Today I’ll highlight for you another interesting novel, that has just been released in audiobook format.
Father Sweet by J.J. Martin is a shocking tale of secrets, guilt, and clerical child abuse, as we learn from the Publisher’s Summary.
The description continues:
“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 favorite 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 and in need of healing, he discovers, in a daring rescue mission, a way to achieve both.
This is J.J. Martin‘s first novel. He grew up Catholic in Ontario and lived in Blackburn Hamlet like the protagonist of Father Sweet. The audiobook is a little over 9 hours in duration and it is narrated by Craig Lauzon. Craig has recorded two audiobooks this year: For Joshua by noted indigenous author Richard Wagamese (who died last year), and Father Sweet for J.J. Martin.
I will post a review for this audiobook in the upcoming weeks, but until then, don’t forget, listen with your heart!
Victor Dima
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