The Lord Won't Mind

Gordon Merrick

Sep 2014 · The Peter & Charlie Trilogy Book 1 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

A four-month New York Times bestseller: This classic gay love story is as gripping and sexy today as when it was first published.

Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in the late 1930s, Charlie just has to keep doing what his grandmother expects of him in order to continue to receive her gifts. He has to find a nice girl, get married, and have a few kids. Then one summer, he meets Peter Martin.
 
Peter is everything that Charlie has ever wanted. Despite all the obstacles, Charlie immediately craves and pursues Peter, who happily obliges him. As they grow closer, Charlie is forced to choose between two options: complying with the expectations of society and family, or following the call of true love. In this, the first book of the Charlie & Peter Trilogy, Gordon Merrick creates an enduring portrait of two young men deeply in love, and the tribulations they endure to express themselves and maintain their relationship. 

Ratings and reviews

Excellent, I read this for the first time 25 years ago. This was the closest I could get to having a coming out party. I had the whole series of books, somehow they disappeared. Love them all.

I started to read the Gordon Merrick "The Quirk" Maybe before I read the Peter/Charlie Trilogy I should read the Quirk

About the author

Gordon Merrick (1916–1988) was an actor, television writer, and journalist. Merrick was one of the first authors to write about gay themes for a mass audience. He wrote fourteen books, including the beloved Peter & Charlie Trilogy. The Lord Won’t Mind spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list in 1970. Merrick’s posthumously published novel The Good Life, coauthored with his partner, Charles G. Hulse, was a bestseller as well. Merrick died in Sri Lanka.