{"product_id":"the-charioteer","title":"The Charioteer","description":"After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans’ hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance. Then one day, Ralph Lanyon, a mentor from Laurie’s schoolboy days, suddenly reappears in Laurie’s life, and draws him into a tight-knit social circle of world-weary gay men. Laurie is forced to choose between the sweet ideals of innocence and the distinct pleasures of experience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in the United States in 1959, \u003cb\u003eThe Charioteer\u003c\/b\u003e is a bold, unapologetic portrayal of male homosexuality during World War II that stands with Gore Vidal’s \u003cb\u003eThe City and the Pillar\u003c\/b\u003e and Christopher Isherwood’s \u003cb\u003eBerlin Stories\u003c\/b\u003e as a monumental work in gay literature.","brand":"Renault, Mary","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":54329157484827,"sku":"mon0000804995","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4004\/3291\/files\/20823253482321.jpg?v=1792610141","url":"https:\/\/bookalley.com\/products\/the-charioteer","provider":"Book Alley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}