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The Great Santini - Large Print by Pat Conroy (Paperback)
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- #1 New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroy's classic semi-autographical novel of a harsh Marine father and his son's struggle to come into his own.
- Author(s): Pat Conroy
- 816 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroy's classic semi-autographical novel of a harsh Marine father and his son's struggle to come into his own.
"Robust and vivid...full of feeling." --Newsday
This is the story of Bull Meecham, the epitome of the Marine officer. Demanding, authoritarian, as tough a disciplinarian at home as at the base, Bull is a difficult man to please, and even harder to love.
This is also the story of Ben Meecham, Bull's oldest son. A gifted athlete whose best never satisfies his father, Ben must balance his own ambition with his father's expectations--and decide what course he will chart for himself and what kind of man he will become.
Piercing, bittersweet, and unforgettable, The Great Santini is Pat Conroy's semi-autobiographical lens into fathers and sons, and the powerful legacy one man can leave behind.
Review Quotes
"Stinging authenticity . . . a book that won't quit." - Atlanta Journal
"Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly and hits a bull's-eye almost every time." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"A fine, funny, brawling book." - National Observer
"Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel." - Richmond News-Leader
"Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully." - Lexington Herald Leader
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