{"product_id":"the-lords-of-discipline-9780553381566","title":"The Lords of Discipline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club pick - The acclaimed bestseller about upheaval at a Southern military academy, hailed by Larry King as \"an American classic,\" by the legendary author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this powerful, mesmerizing, and acclaimed bestseller, Pat Conroy sweeps us into the turbulent world of four young men--friends, cadets, and blood brothers--and their days of hazing, heartbreak, pride, betrayal, and, ultimately, humanity. We go deep into the heart of the novel's hero, Will McLean, a rebellious outsider with his own personal code of honor who is battling into manhood the hard way. Immersed in a poignant love affair with a haunting beauty, Will must boldly confront the terrifying injustice of a corrupt institution as he struggles to expose a mysterious group known as \"The Ten.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If you are reading another book when you begin \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of Discipline, \u003c\/i\u003e prepare to set it aside.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom  that] sweeps the reader along on a great tide of honest, throbbing emotion.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLexington Herald-Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Conroy\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2016) was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boo, The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life, My Losing Season, South of Broad, My Reading Life, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Death of Santini\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610124652818,"sku":"9780553381566","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e434086-e401-473a-b428-63f279cb6e83.jpg?v=1732334237","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lords-of-discipline-9780553381566","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}