The Scapegoat
- ISBN-10
- 1776598032
- ISBN-13
- 9781776598038
- Series
- The Scapegoat
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-01
- Publisher
- The Floating Press
- Author
- Hall Caine
Description
In the powerful novel The Scapegoat, Manx author Hall Caine veers sharply away from the love triangles and ill-fated romances that were his typical subject matter. This tales centers around the struggles and experiences of protagonist Israel bin Oliel, who is summoned from his home in England to his native Morocco at the time of his father's death.
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