{"product_id":"my-queer-war-james-lord-9780374532758","title":"My Queer War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful story of sexual awakening during the Second World War, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Queer War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, from the noted \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ememoirist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and critic James Lord tells the story of a young man's exposure to the terrors, dislocations, and horrors of armed conflict.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1942, a timid, inexperienced twenty-one-year-old Lord reports to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to enlist in the U.S. Army. His career in the armed forces takes him to Nevada, California, Boston, England, and, eventually, France and Germany, where he witnesses firsthand the ravages of total war on Europe's land and on its people. Along the way he comes to terms with his own sexuality, experiences the thrill of first love and the chill of disillusionment with his fellow man, and in a moment of great rashness makes the acquaintance of the world's most renowned artist, who will show him the way to a new life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Queer War \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich and moving record of one man's maturation in the crucible of the greatest war the world has known. If his war is queer, it is because each man's experience is strange in its own way. His is a story of universal significance and appeal, told by a wry and eloquent observer of the world and of himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Lord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374532753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374532758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2011 pg. 24","brand":"James Lord","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993954844927,"sku":"9780374532758","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d4b6362-9608-4017-8c4d-232d9974d08b.jpg?v=1683327265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-queer-war-james-lord-9780374532758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}