<div>New York Times bestseller: A &ldquo;powerful&rdquo; Southern drama about the destructive repercussions of keeping an unspeakable family secret (The Atlanta Journal). Tom Wingo has lost his job, and is on the verge of losing his marriage, when he learns that his twin sister, Savannah, has attempted suicide again. At the behest of Savannah&rsquo;s psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lowenstein, Tom reluctantly leaves his home in South Carolina to travel to New York City and aid in his sister&rsquo;s therapy. As Tom&rsquo;s relationship with Susan deepens, he reveals to her the turbulent history of the Wingo family, and exposes the truth behind the fateful day that changed their lives forever. Drawing richly from the author&rsquo;s own troubled upbringing, The Prince of Tides is a sweeping, powerful novel of unlocking the past to overcome the darkest of personal demons&mdash;it&rsquo;s Pat Conroy at his very best.</div>

The Prince of Tides

<div>Pat Conroy&rsquo;s New York Times&ndash;bestselling coming-of-age novel about a son&rsquo;s struggle to escape the domineering expectations of his volatile military father. Marine Col. Bull Meecham commands his home like a soldiers&rsquo; barracks. Cold and controlling, but also loving, Bull has complicated relationships with each member of his family&mdash;in particular, his eldest son, Ben. A born athlete who desperately seeks his father&rsquo;s approval, Ben is determined to break out from the colonel&rsquo;s shadow. With guidance from teachers at his new school, he strives to find the courage to stand up to his father once and for all. Inspired by Pat Conroy&rsquo;s own difficult relationship with his father, The Great Santini is a captivating and unflinching portrayal of modern family, and a moving novel of a son determined to become his own man. </div>

The Great Santini

<div>A cadet encounters hazing and racism at an elite military academy in this novel from the #1 New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of The Prince of Tides. As Will McLean begins his studies at the Carolina Military Institute, the American South is in turmoil over desegregation. An outsider to the harsh authoritarianism of the military, Will survives the school&rsquo;s notorious freshman hazing, and avoids attention from its fabled and menacing secret society, the Ten. But when he is asked to mentor the school&rsquo;s first black student, Will is drawn into the intense racial politics&mdash;and the threat of violence&mdash;simmering beneath the surface. Based on Conroy&rsquo;s own military school experience and featuring his lush prose and richly drawn characters, The Lords of Discipline is a powerful story of a young man&rsquo;s stand for justice and the friendship, love, and courage he finds along the way. </div>

The Lords of Discipline

<div>New York Times Bestseller: The &ldquo;miraculous&rdquo; memoir of an inspiring teacher and the students who changed his life on an impoverished South Carolina island (Newsweek). Though the children of Yamacraw Island live less than two miles from the southern mainland, they can&rsquo;t name the US president or the ocean that surrounds them. Most can&rsquo;t read or write. Many of the students are the descendants of slaves, handicapped by poverty and isolation. When Pat Conroy arrives, an eager young teacher at the height of the civil rights movement, he finds a community still bound by the bitter effects of racism, but he is determined to broaden its members&rsquo; horizons and give them a voice. In this poignant memoir, which Newsweek called &ldquo;an experience of joy,&rdquo; the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of The Prince of Tides plumbs his experiences as a young teacher on an isolated South Carolina island to reveal the shocking inequalities of the American education system.</div>

The Water Is Wide

<div>The #1 New York Times&ndash;bestselling author&rsquo;s story about life at the Citadel in the 1960s, a profound exploration of what it means to be a man of honor. Lt. Col. Nugent Courvoisie, known to the cadets as &ldquo;the Boo,&rdquo; is an imposing and inspiring leader at the South Carolina military academy, the Citadel. A harsh disciplinarian but a compassionate mentor, he guides and inspires his young charges. Cadet Peter Cates is an anomaly. He is a gifted writer, a talented basketball player, and a good student, but his outward successes do little to impress his abusive father. The Boo takes Cates under his wing, but their bond is threatened when they&rsquo;re forced to confront an act of violence on campus. Drawn from Pat Conroy&rsquo;s own experiences as a student at the Citadel, The Boo is an unforgettable story about duty, loyalty, and standing up for what is right in the face of overwhelming circumstances.</div>

The Boo

<div>A trio of powerful New York Times bestsellers&mdash;which all became the basis for acclaimed films&mdash;from the award-winning Southern novelist. The Great Santini: A son struggles to escape the domineering expectations of his volatile military father. &ldquo;Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling&rdquo; (Newsday). The Lords of Discipline: Will McLean begins his studies at the Carolina Military Institute during the Vietnam War era and must mentor the school&rsquo;s first black student&mdash;while facing down the menace of a racist secret society. &ldquo;A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom&rdquo; (Jonathan Yardley, TheWashington Star). The Prince of Tides: When Tom Wingo learns that his twin sister has attempted suicide&mdash;again&mdash;he leaves the Low Country to visit her in New York and confront the family secret that haunts them both. &ldquo;Conroy has achieved a penetrating vision of the Southern psyche&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly). Deeply influenced by the author&rsquo;s own experiences, with his Southern family and education at the Citadel in Charleston, these stunning novels represent the very best of Pat Conroy&rsquo;s impressive literary career. The South Carolina&ndash;set sagas were made into blockbuster films&mdash;two of them earning multiple Academy Award nominations&mdash;and each is a rich, emotional journey into the inner lives of fascinating characters. </div>

Pat Conroy

Books By Pat Conroy (6 Books)

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The Water Is Wide

The Boo

Three Classic Novels

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Books By Pat Conroy (6 Books)

The Prince of Tides

The Great Santini

The Lords of Disciplin ...

The Water Is Wide

The Boo

Three Classic Novels

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