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The Death of Santini - The Story of a Father and His Son (Paperback)
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"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER - Look for special features inside.
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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 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 "
"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"
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"Conroy writes athletically and beautifully, slicing through
painful memories like a point guard splitting the
defense."--Minneapolis" Star Tribune"
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