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Ben Charles is an aspiring poet whose generous spirit leads too often to dashed dreams and a broken heart. Growing up in a sharecropping family in rural Georgia in the early 1920s, Ben realizes as a young teen that he prefers men to women and quickly learns that homosexuality is beyond the pale in that society. He escapes to New York City, and on the train north he meets single, pregnant Adeline, and marries her. They find jobs and modest succes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More