Description
A miraculous (Newsweek) human drama, based on a true story, from the renowned author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini
The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence unless, somehow, they can learn a new way. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacheruntil one man gives a year of his life to the island and its people.
Praise for The Water Is Wide
Miraculous . . . an experience of
A powerfully moving book . . . You will laugh, you will weep, you will be proud and you will rail . . . and you will learn to love the News and Courier
A hell of a good New York Times
Few novelists write as well, and none as Herald-Leader
Pat] Conroy cuts through his experiences with a sharp edge of irony. . . . He brings emotion, writing talent and anger to his Sun
Author: Pat Conroy
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dial Press
Published: 03/26/2002
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780553381573
Language: English
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