'Conroy is a master of American fiction and he has proved it once again in this magnificent love letter to his beloved Charleston, and to friendships that will stand the test of time.'- BookpagePraise for Beach Music

Conroy is a natural at weaving great skeins of narrative, and this one will prove a great pleasure to his many fans.'- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 'Conroy writes with a momentum that's impossible to resist.'- People, 3 of 4 stars. No one can describe a tide or a sunset with his lyricism and exactitude.'-Chris Bohjalian, The Washington Post a must for Conroy's fans.' -Associated Press 'A lovely, often thrilling story.' - The Dallas Morning News 'A lavish, no-holds-barred performance.' - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution That siren song of place has never sounded so sweet.' -New Orleans Times-Picayune

These characters are gallant in the grand old-fashioned sense, devoted to one another and to home. 'Conroy remains a magician of the page.' - The New York Times Book Review a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.' - The Washington Post 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. Surviving marriages happy and troubled, unrequited loves and unspoken longings, hard-won successes and devastating breakdowns, as well as Charleston, South Carolina's 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. Lonely and adrift, he searches for something to sustain him and finds it among a tightly knit group of outsiders. Leopold Bloom King has been raised in a family shattered-and shadowed-by tragedy. Description #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 Santini

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