β Scribed by Pat Conroy
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The bestselling Pat Conroy novelnow available as an ebook
Amid the social upheaval of the Vietnam War era, a young cadet at a southern military college must face down a racist secret society
As Will McLean begins his studies at the Carolina Military Institute, antimilitary sentiment is raging and the American South is in turmoil over desegregation. An outsider to the harsh authoritarianism of the military, McLean survives his freshman year despite the schools notorious hazing, and avoids attention from its fabled and menacing secret society, the Ten. But when he becomes the mentor of the schools first black student, Will is drawn into the intense racial politicsand the simmering threat of violencethat lie just beneath the surface at the Institute.
Featuring Conroys lush prose and richly drawn characters,The Lords of Disciplineis a powerful story of a young mans stand for justice and the friendship, love, and courage that he finds along the way.
For the listener who can persevere beyond the barrage of crude language used by most of the male characters in author Conroy's humane look at life inside a Southern military academy, the producer offers a stunning audio version of a popular work of modern American fiction (published first in 1980). The star of this production is narrator Tom Stechschulte, who provides an amazing array of nuanced voices, even making each of the several native Charleston characters distinctive by his intonation. By turns, Conroy holds up military ideals and savages the often brutal treatment of military school recruits. At once starkly realistic and lyrical, Conroy's diffuse prose ultimately lulls the listener into the rhythms of its episodic tide of plot devices. The sound quality of this unabridged audio book is supurb, as is the pacing and cover design. Highly recommended.?Mark Pumphrey, Polk Cty. P.L., Columbus, N.C.
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Suspense-ridden . . . quivers with excitement and conviction. Washington Post Book World
A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom. Washington Star*
God preserve Pat Conroy. The Boston Globe
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ISBN : 9780553271362
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