While attending an elite military academy, Will McLean is forced to face an excruciating moral dilemma. -- Lexington Herald-Leader. -- The Washington Star Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully. -- The Denver Post A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom that] sweeps the reader along on a great tide of honest, throbbing emotion.
Praise for The Lords of Discipline If you are reading another book when you begin The Lords of Discipline, prepare to set it aside.
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.
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.
A Wall Street Journal 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 The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini In 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.
While attending an elite military academy, Will McLean is forced to face an excruciating moral dilemma
