bSemifinalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awardbrand previous 1 Bestseller in Humorous Fiction pA rich and soulful novel...steeped in wanderlust and whimsy. -iPublishers Weeklyi piThe Dirty Parts of the Bibleib is a humorous adventure across America during the Great Depression-a rollicking tale of love and liquor, preachers and prostitutes, trains and treasure, sure to appeal to fans of iO Brother Where Art Thoui, iWater for Elephantsi, Mark Twain, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash. p pIt's 1936, and Tobias Henry is stuck in the frozen hinterlands of Michigan. Tobias is obsessed with two things God and girls. pMostly girls, of course. pBut being a Baptist preacher's son, he can't escape God. pWhen his father is blinded in a bizarre accident involving hard cider and bird droppings, Tobias must ride the rails to Texas to recover a long-hidden stash of money. Along the way, he's initiated into the hobo brotherhood by Craw, a ribald vagabond-philosopher. Obstacles arise in the form o