Tongues of Angels: A Novel (ebook)

A lifelong vow. A Catholic priest with questions. A penitent woman with a secret past. A jealous friend. The fourth in this lover’s knot? God.

Robert Souza, a blue-collar Portuguese boy raised by a poor widowed mother, gave up on marriage when he sat at his kitchen table and signed the application papers for the seminary. For a brief time, before his ordination, he strayed and considered marrying Shannon. But he strongly desired the union with God.

Now, six years later, a priest at St. Justin Martyr, Rob once again faces the forbidden desire of his own heart when Jessica, a victim of a brutal assault, comes for counseling. Along with Rob’s best friend, Lawrence—a priest with an artistic temperament and trials of his own—Rob and Jessica are forced to make choices they don’t intend against the backdrop of a Greek chorus of gossiping priests and church politics riddled with suspicion and engaged in the battle for souls.

Tongues of Angels provides a peek behind the curtain of the priesthood, offering a funny, poignant look at Catholic angst and ambiguity. Based on a true story, Tongues of Angels is a canny, warm, and surprisingly spiritual novel for our times.

About the Author

Julia Park Tracey’s historical fiction includes The A Novel, named in the top 100 indie books published in 2023 and A Novel (Sept. 2024), both published by Sibylline Press. Prior to this she published three novels through Book Trope, all being reissued as new novels by Sibylline Digital First. The first in this Hot Off the Press series was a number one Amazon bestseller. Park Tracey is an essayist, poet, and journalist as well as a magazine- and book-publisher. She was named Poet Laureate to the city of Alameda, CA, for three years (2014-2017). She holds a BA in journalism and MA in English.