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South of Broad: A Novel
#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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Leopold 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 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.
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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.
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Praise for South of Broad
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“Vintage Pat Conroy . . . a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.â€â€”The Washington Post
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“Conroy remains a magician of the page.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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“Richly 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.â€â€”New Orleans Times-Picayune
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“A lavish, no-holds-barred performance.â€â€”The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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“A lovely, often thrilling story.â€â€”The Dallas Morning News
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“A pleasure to read . . . a must for Conroy’s fans.â€â€”Associated Press
From the Hardcover edition.