A Scarecrow’s Bible by Martin Hyatt
A Scarecrow’s Bible by Martin Hyatt, graduate, the MFA in Creative Writing at The New School
Suspect Thoughts Process, 2006
Barnesandnoble.com: 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.