The Great Santini - Softcover

Conroy, Pat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553268929 ISBN 13: 9780553268928

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1994

Synopsis

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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Review

"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
"

"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"

About the Author

Pat Conroy (1945 2016) was the author of The Boo, The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life, My Losing Season, South of Broad, My Reading Life, and The Death of Santini."

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0553268929
• ISBN 13: 9780553268928
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English