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A Scarecrow's Bible cover image and design by Shane Luitjens/Torquere Creative fiction A Featured Alternate Selection
In a house trailer in rural Mississippi, Gary, a married Vietnam veteran, addicted to drugs, haunted by memories of the past, is on the brink of collapse. Just when he thinks the dream of another life is over, the unspeakable happens. He falls in love with a frail, ghostly younger man who reminds him of youth, beauty, and the possibility of a life beyond the prison he has created for himself. A Scarecrow's Bible is about what happens when love occurs at the most unexpected moment. It is the story of how working-class men and women in a small town adapt to changes that somehow seem impossible. It is a novel of hope and transformation that challenges our ideas about diversity and social change, breaking your heart all the way.
Read an excerpt from A Scarecrow's Bible. Listen to Martin Hyatt read (audio) from A Scarecrow's Bible.
A native of Louisiana, Martin
Hyatt holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School University.
He is the recipient of The New School Chapbook Award for Fiction, and
the Edward F. Albee Writing Fellowship. His work has appeared in such
publications as Sandbox and Blithe House Quarterly. He has
taught writing and literature at various colleges throughout the New York
City area. He is currently teaching creative writing and world literature
at St. Francis College. He lives in New York City and is working on a
new novel.
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"The writing is so skillful it's hard to believe that this is a debut. If this is a gay novel it's unlike any other I've ever read." Pick it up or order it at your favorite book store! A high-resolution A Scarecrow's Bible Publisher: Greg Wharton |
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