{"product_id":"scapegoat-5","title":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“He is subtle as the devil” - John Betjeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jocelyn Brooke is a great writer. . . . If you care enough for literature, seek out \u003ci\u003eThe Scapegoat\u003c\/i\u003e” - Elizabeth Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It could not have been written more delicately or sensitively” - Sean O'Faolian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Exceptionally well-written”- Desmond MacCarthy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231951212888,"sku":"9781509855834","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781509855834_605c248a-acc7-474a-bbf6-c8bf5591f268.jpg?v=1768302012","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/scapegoat-5","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}