Conroy, Pat

The prince of tides by Pat Conroy( Book )
143 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 4,528 libraries worldwide
In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Set in New York City and the low country of South Carolina, the novel opens when Tom, a high school football coach whose marriage and career are crumbling, flies from South Carolina to New York after learning of his twin sister's suicide attempt. Savannah is one of the most gifted poets of her generation, and both the cadenced beauty of her art and the jumbled cries of her illness are clues to the too-long-hidden story of her wounded family. In the paneled offices and luxurious restaurants of New York City, Tom and Susan Lowenstein, Savannah's psychiatrist, unravel a history of violence, abandonment, commitment, and love. And Tom realizes that trying to save his sister is perhaps his last chance to save himself. With passion and a rare gift of language, the author moves from present to past, tracing the amazing history of the Wingos from World War II through the final days of the war in Vietnam and into the 1980's, drawing a rich range of characters: the lovable, crazy Mr. Fruit, who for decades has wordlessly directed traffic at the same intersection in the southern town of Colleton; Reese Newbury, the ruthless, patrician land speculator who threatens the Wingos' only secure worldly possession, Melrose Island; Herbert Woodruff, Susan Lowensteins's husband a world-famous violinist; Tolitha Wingo, Savannah's mentor and eccentric grandmother, the first real feminist in the Wingo family.

Beach music by Pat Conroy( Book )
115 editions published between 1994 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 3,609 libraries worldwide
Jack McCall, a writer who moved to Rome to flee his family, returns to South Carolina where his mother is dying and makes peace with them, including Jewish in-laws he couldn't stand and who blamed him for his wife's suicide.

South of Broad : a novel by Pat Conroy( Book )
49 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 3,007 libraries worldwide
Leopold Bloom King, the narrator, is the son of an amiable, loving father who teaches science at the local high school. His mother, an ex-nun, is the high school principal and a well-known Joyce scholar. After Leo's older brother commits suicide at the age of thirteen, the family struggles with the shattering effects of his death. Eventually he becomes part of a tightly knit group of high school seniors that includes friends Sheba and Trevor Poe, glamorous twins with an alcoholic mother and a prison-escapee father; hardscrabble mountain runaways Niles and Starla Whitehead; socialite Molly Huger and her boyfriend, Chadworth Rutledge X; and an ever-widening circle whose liaisons will ripple across two decades-from 1960s counterculture through the dawn of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

The lords of discipline by Pat Conroy( Book )
73 editions published between 1980 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,872 libraries worldwide
Will McLean is asked to protect the first black cadet at the Carolina Military Institute from "The Ten," a secret society dedicated to eliminating those it deems unfit.

My losing season by Pat Conroy( Book )
59 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 2,716 libraries worldwide
The author reflects on the place of sports in his life, describing his love of basketball, the role of the athlete for young men searching for their own identity, his education at the Citadel, and his journey to best-selling writer.

The water is wide by Pat Conroy( Book )
71 editions published between 1972 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,680 libraries worldwide
Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina, but for the handful of families of Yamacraw Island, America is a world away.

The Great Santini by Pat Conroy( Book )
73 editions published between 1976 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 2,379 libraries worldwide
Marine pilot Bull Meecham's stern and unyielding personality challenges his southern-bred gentle wife and his top athlete son to stand up and fight back against the hard knocks of life.

My reading life by Pat Conroy( Book )
22 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,471 libraries worldwide
Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.

The Pat Conroy cookbook : recipes of my life by Pat Conroy( Book )
8 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 705 libraries worldwide
Provides a collection of culinary reminiscences from author Pat Conroy--about his travels and the fascinating people and great meals he encountered along the way--accompanied by a selection of one hundred favorite recipes.

The Boo by Pat Conroy( Book )
17 editions published between 1970 and 2010 in English and held by 361 libraries worldwide
The Boo, Lt. Colonel Nugent Courvoisie, became a symbol of The Citadel to a generation of cadets. He was assistant commandant, part analyst, part confessor, part detective, part father, ... and all soldier.