{"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":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52056149623072,"sku":"9780375714184","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780375714184.jpg?v=1785443960","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/the-charioteer","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}