NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A brilliant storyteller, a master of
sarcasm, and a hallucinatory stylist whose obsession with the impress of
the past on the present binds him to Southern literary
tradition."--The Boston Globe****
Pat Conroy's great success as a writer has always been intimately linked
with the exploration of his family history. As the oldest of seven
children who were dragged from military base to military base across the
South, Pat bore witness to the often cruel and violent behavior of his
father, Marine Corps fighter pilot Donald Patrick Conroy. While the
publication of The Great Santini brought Pat much acclaim, the rift it
caused brought even more attention, fracturing an already battered
family. But as Pat tenderly chronicles here, even the oldest of wounds
can heal. In the final years of Don Conroy's life, the Santini
unexpectedly refocused his ire to defend his son's honor.
The Death of Santini is a heart-wrenching act of reckoning whose
ultimate conclusion is that love can soften even the meanest of men,
lending significance to the oft-quoted line from Pat's novel The Prince
of Tides "In families there are no crimes beyond forgiveness."
Praise for The Death of Santini
"A painful, lyrical, addictive read that [Pat Conroy's] fans won't
want to miss."--People
"Conroy's conviction pulls you fleetly through the book, as does the
potency of his bond with his family, no matter their sins."--The New
York Times Book Review
"Vital, large-hearted and often raucously funny."--The Washington
Post
"Conroy writes athletically and beautifully, slicing through painful
memories like a point guard splitting the defense."--Minneapolis Star
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