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The death of Santini : the story of a father and his son / Pat Conroy.

Conroy, Pat, (author.).

Summary:

While the publication of The Great Santini brought Conroy much acclaim, the rift it caused with his father brought even more attention. Their long-simmering conflict burst into the open, fracturing an already battered family. But in the final days of Don Conroy's life, the Santini who had freely doled out physical abuse to his wife and children refocused his ire on those who had turned on Pat over the years. A poignant lesson on how the ties of blood can both strangle and offer succor.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385530903
  • ISBN: 0385530900
  • ISBN: 9780385530903
  • ISBN: 0385530900
  • ISBN: 0385343523
  • ISBN: 9780385343527
  • Physical Description: x, 338 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2013]

Content descriptions

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Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- The promise -- Fun and games at The Citadel -- Daufuskie Island -- The writing of The Great Santini -- Publication of The Great Santini -- On the set of The Great Santini -- Two premieres -- Stanny -- Piedmont -- Peg Conroy Egan -- Trim to Rome, Georgia -- Gnome -- Tom's breakdown -- The end to it all -- Tom's leap, Carol Ann's ball of tears -- Losing Carol Ann -- Escape from San Francisco -- Don and the Chicago Irish -- The Arcs -- Hurrah for the next man to die -- The God of last things -- Epilogue: Pat Conroy's eulogy for The Great Santini.
Subject:
Conroy, Pat > Family.
Conroy, Donald Patrick, 1921-1998.
United States. Marine Corps > Military life.
Authors, American > Family relationships.
Authors, American > Biography.
Fathers and sons.
Conflict of generations.
Dysfunctional families.
Life change events.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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