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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 high school outsiders. Spanning two turbulent decades, South of Broad is Conroy at his finest. n#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 n 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 Carolinas 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. n n 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. n n Praise for South of Broad n n Vintage Pat Conroy . . . a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.--The Washington Post n n Conroy remains a magician of the page.--The New York Times Book Review n n 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.--New Orleans Times-Picayune n n A lavish, no-holds-barred performance.--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution n n A lovely, often thrilling story.--The Dallas Morning News n n A pleasure to read . . . a must for Conroys fans.--Associated Pressn
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