{"product_id":"doubting-thomas-a-novel-paperback","title":"Doubting Thomas: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Clark Davison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas McGurrin is a fourth-grade teacher and openly gay man at a private primary school serving Portland, Oregon's wealthy progressive elite when he is falsely accused of inappropriately touching a male student. The accusation comes just as Thomas is thrust back into the center of his unusual family by his younger brother's battle with cancer. Although cleared of the accusation, Thomas is forced to resign from a job he loves during a potentially life-changing family drama.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavison's novel explores the discrepancy between the progressive ideals and persistent negative stereotypes among the privileged regarding social status, race, and sexual orientation and the impact of that discrepancy on friendships and family relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy turns rueful, humorous, angry, and wise, \u003ci\u003eDoubting Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of an important writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMATTHEW CLARK DAVISON is a writer and educator living in San Francisco. He earned a BA and MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, where he now teaches full-time. His prose has been recently anthologized in \u003ci\u003eEmpty The Pews\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e580-Split\u003c\/i\u003e, and published in \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly, Foglifter, Lumina Magazine, Fourteen Hills, Per Contra, Educe\u003c\/i\u003e, and others; and has been recognized with a Creative Work Grant, (Inaugural Awardee\/San Francisco State University), Cultural Equities Grant (San Francisco Arts Commission), the Clark Gross Award for a Novel-in-Progress, and a Stonewall Alumni Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768688869664,"sku":"9781612941998","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8a2c6437ab502e26c62c45758bbcc3e.webp?v=1780335296","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/doubting-thomas-a-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}