South of Broad: A Novel

ISBN: 0385344074

Author: Conroy, Pat

Condition: New

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage (The Washington Post) by the celebrated author of The Prince of Tides and The Great SantiniLeopold Bloom King has been raised in a family shattered-and shadowed-by tragedy. Lonely and adrift, he searches for something to sustain him and finds it among a tightly knit group of outsiders. Surviving marriages happy and troubled, unrequited loves and unspoken longings, hard-won successes and devastating breakdowns, as well as Charleston, South Carolinas dark legacy of racism and class divisions, these friends will endure until a final test forces them to face something none of them are prepared for.Spanning two turbulent decades, South of Broad is Pat Conroy at his finest: a masterpiece from a great American writer whose passion for life and language knows no bounds.Praise for South of BroadVintage Pat Conroy . . . a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.-The Washington PostConroy remains a magician of the page.-The New York Times Book ReviewRichly imagined . . . These characters are gallant in the grand old-fashioned sense, devoted to one another and to home. That siren song of place has never sounded so sweet.-New Orleans Times-PicayuneA lavish, no-holds-barred performance.-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA lovely, often thrilling story.-The Dallas Morning NewsA pleasure to read . . . a must for Conroys fans.-Associated Press