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Today his family would be called dysfunctional. Bull Meecham -- fighter pilot, warrior, juggler, clown and bully -- a hard-drinking terror of a man who calls himself The Great Santini -- actually hides behind his misnomer. His swaggering mask is all Marine, and entitles him to be the absolute ruler of his family, which he handles with all the tenderness and understanding of a drill sergeant shaping up a class of new recruits.

Bull's wife, Lillian, is a beautiful steel magnolia -- without her cool head and infinite patience, the family would fall apart. Ben, at eighteen the oldest of Bull and Lillian's three children, is a natural athlete whose best never satisfies his father. As Ben struggles to become his own man against the intimidation of his father, he's forced to stand up, even fight back, against a man who refuses to give in.

Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character -- a man you should hate, but a man you'll come to love, in this stingingly authentic production.

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"Reading PAT CONROY is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel."
--"Houston Chronicle"
"Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling."
--"Newsday"
"Tender, raucous, often hilarious."
--"Booklist"
"A fine, funny, brawling book."
--"The National Observer
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“Reading Pat Conroy is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel.”—"Houston Chronicle"
“Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling.”—"Newsday"
“Tender, raucous, often hilarious.”—"Booklist"
“A fine, funny, brawling book.”—"The National Observer
"

"Reading Pat Conroy is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel."--"Houston Chronicle"
"Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling."--"Newsday"
"Tender, raucous, often hilarious."--"Booklist"
"A fine, funny, brawling book."--"The National Observer
""Stinging authenticity . . . a book that won't quit."--"The Atlanta Journal
""[Pat] Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel."--"Richmond News-Leader
""Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly and hits the bull's-eye almost every time."--"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"

Reading Pat Conroy is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. Houston Chronicle
Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling. Newsday
Tender, raucous, often hilarious. Booklist
A fine, funny, brawling book. The National Observer
Stinging authenticity . . . a book that won t quit. The Atlanta Journal
[Pat] Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel. Richmond News-Leader
Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly and hits the bull s-eye almost every time. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"
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Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He's all Marine - fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife - beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben's got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn't give in - not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character - a man you should hate, but a man you will love.

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