Up Jumps the Devil

“Part fable, part warped historical travelogue . . . an inscrutably charming debut novel that poses the question: What if Satan wasn’t that bad a guy?”*

He’s made of wood. He cooks an excellent gumbo. Cows love him. And he’s the world’s first love story . . . and the world’s first broken heart.

Meet the darkly handsome, charming, John Scratch, a.k.a. The Devil. Ever since his true love, a fellow fal...