{"product_id":"the-scapegoat-9781509855834","title":"The Scapegoat","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Duncan Cameron's mother dies, he is sent to live with his Uncle Gerald on a remote farm in Kent. What follows is a hypnotic tale of psychological suspense as this boy on the cusp of manhood enters his only living relative's ultra-masculine world of; a dark, erotically charged landscape in an England teetering on the brink of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1948, \u003ci\u003eThe Scapegoat \u003c\/i\u003ewas Jocelyn Brooke's first novel and, as with many of his other works, occupies a fascinating space between fiction and autobiography. Described by novelist Peter Cameron as 'almost unbelievably subversive and kinky', this unjustly neglected classic of gay fiction offers a quiet depiction of a childhood adrift in silence and despair, and a beautifully wrought exploration of masculinity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He is subtle as the devil\" - John Betjeman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jocelyn Brooke is a great writer. . . . If you care enough for literature, seek out \u003ci\u003eThe Scapegoat\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Elizabeth Bowen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It could not have been written more delicately or sensitively\" - Sean O'Faolian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exceptionally well-written\"- Desmond MacCarthy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509855834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.30d","brand":"Jocelyn Brooke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161317568693,"sku":"9781509855834","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f6f81f83-468f-418e-a51e-abac26e1bd1e.jpg?v=1768317823","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-scapegoat-9781509855834","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}