num_pages: 201
description: In a house trailer in the rural South, a married, Vietnam veteran, addicted to pharmaceuticals, 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, all the way breaking our hearts.
language: English
title: A Scarecrow's Bible
titlecomplete: A Scarecrow's Bible
genres: Fiction, LGBT, Queer, Gay
ratings_count: 76
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Debut Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: The Publishing Triangle Award
category: The Ferro-Grumley Awards
publisher: Suspect Thoughts Press