{"product_id":"9780375714184","title":"The Charioteer","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012956963056,"sku":"9780375714184","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375714184_p0.jpg?v=1763691782","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375714184","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}