{"product_id":"father-sweet-paperback","title":"Father Sweet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. J. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shocking tale of secrets, guilt, and clerical child abuse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.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 \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772188295456,"sku":"9781459743960","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e3d44a195f3cf28208aa9c79bfff905.webp?v=1780400912","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/father-sweet-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}