New Book by Pat Conroy Released August 11, 2009
Pat Conroy is one of my favorite authors and Pat Conroy books are always a great read. I was very excited when I read in this month's Southern Living Magazine that he had published a new book, South of Broad, which is based mainly in Charleston, South Carolina. I love to read his books while on our "Ladies Weekend at Edisto Beach" trip and am really looking forward to reading this one especially. My husband purchased it for my birthday the day it went on sale and it is all I can do to hold off reading it until our trip next month but I am really going to try. Edisto is an island not far from Charleston so it will be a perfect read for the trip.
Please scroll down to learn more about Pat Conroy's new novel, South of Broad
Photo: Pat Conroy by David G. Spielman. Courtesy of Doubleday
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
The Publishing Event of the Season
The one and only Pat Conroy returns, with a big, sprawling novel - his first in fourteen years - that is at once a love letter to Charleston and ode to lifelong friendship.
(Press Release - Doubleday)
Publishers Weekly Quote On South of Broad
"Leopold Bloom King narrates a paean to his hometown and friends in Conroy's first novel in 14 years. In the late '60s and after his brother commits suicide, then 18-year-old Leo befriends a cross-section of the city's inhabitants: scions of Charleston aristocracy; Appalachian orphans; a black football coach's son; and an astonishingly beautiful pair of twins, Sheba and Trevor Poe, who are evading their psychotic father. The story alternates between 1969, the glorious year Leo's coterie stormed Charleston's social, sexual and racial barricades, and 1989, when Sheba, now a movie star, enlists them to find her missing gay brother in AIDS-ravaged San Francisco. Some characters are tagically lost to the riptides of love and obsession, while others emerge from the frothy waters of sentimentality and nostalgia. Fans of Conroy's florid prose and earnest melodramas are in for a treat." Publishers Weekly
Pat Conroy talks about his new book, South of Broad, on Youtube
New novel by Pat Conroy released August 11, 2009
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
The long-awaited new novel from Pat Conroy is finally here! As beautiful and moving as his earlier books (The Prince of Tides, Beach Music), South of Broad tells the story of a a tightly knit group of friends whose liaisons ripple across two decades — from 1960s counterculture through the dawn of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. Set against the sumptuous backdrop of Charleston, South Carolina, South of Broad shows Conroy at his finest.
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South of Broad by Pat Conroy available on Amazon
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Wikipedia defines "Pat Conroy"
Who is Pat Conroy?
Pat Conroy (born 26 October 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia USA), is a New York Times bestselling author who has written several acclaimed novels and memoirs.
Link To Pat Conroy's Official Website
and links to reviews of his new book, South of Broad
- Pat Conroy's Official Website
- Learn more about Pat Conroy and all of his books on his official website.
- USA Today Interview With Pat Conroy
- Pat Conroy talks to USA Today about his new book, South of Broad. It has been 14 years since he published his last book.
- Pat Conroy on Good Morning America
- Pat Conroy talks with Charlie Gibson about his new novel, South of Broad, which takes place mostly in Charleston, South Carolina.
- HuffingtonPost Book Review of South of Broad by Jackie K. Cooper
- Jackie Cooper's Book Review of Pat Conroy's Novel, South of Broad, is entitled "Pat Conroy's Ode To Charleston".
MORE GREAT BOOKS BY PAT CONROY
Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
The book and movie are available on Amazon - Just click link below
The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy
Books by Pat Conroy are available on Amazon. Just click the link below
Conrack DVD
Movie from Water is Wide
Beach Music by Pat Conroy
Blog Posts about Pat Conroy
The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
The Lords of Discipline Novel and DVD available on Amazon
The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
The Great Santini Novel and DVD available on Amazon
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My entry in the South of Broad sweepstakes on facebook
Contest ends August 26, 2009
Pat Conroy Changed My Life! Facebook Group is sponsoring the South of Broad Sweepstakes. Here are the instructions and my entry on friendship.
To enter, post on the Pat Conroy Changed My Life! Facebook Group Wall either
1) What your favorite Pat Conroy book is and why in 100 words or less. Your post must begin with "My Favorite Pat Conroy book is" or
2) Your most memorable story about friendship, since South of Broad is tribute to friendship.
My entry:
Friendship is extremely important to me and I treasure all my friends. I belong to a group of friends called The Steel Magnolias and every fall we load up cars and head to Edisto for a long weekend. This group was officially formed in 1995 with 7 Pendleton ladies. We always have fun together! Through the years our activities have gone from shopping and sightseeing to being perfectly satisfied to curl up with a good book. Several of us will be reading Pat Conroy's South of Broad this time and I can't wait to hear the discussions that will take place. Good friends, beautiful South Carolina coast and a great book - it just doesn't get much better than that!
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 27, 2009 @ 6:29 am
- Just stopped by to say thank you for the blessing on my Green Tractors and Yellow Trucks lens. I appreciate it.
Lizzy
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- Mickie_G Mickie_G Sep 10, 2009 @ 10:51 am
- I have met Mr. Conroy and he is just delightful! I even met The Great Santini and he autographed my copy of Beach Music!
Thanks for highlighting this great author!
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- Pukeko Pukeko Sep 7, 2009 @ 6:53 am
- I don't know the author, but you did a great job here. I will have to check out this book.
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- LoKackl LoKackl Sep 2, 2009 @ 2:26 pm
- When the snow starts falling day after tomorrow here in New England, I will reach for this book. It looks like it will make me forget being a Southern Ex-Pat!! I'm thrilled I think you are my first lensroll - yippee!!
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Sep 1, 2009 @ 7:50 pm
- Nicely done; blessed by a SquidAngel.
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- Janiece Janiece Sep 1, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
- I'll have to add "South of the Border" to my wish list too!
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- JenOfChicago JenOfChicago Aug 30, 2009 @ 11:01 pm
- I love the Great Santini - watched the movie for a college class once too!
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper Aug 30, 2009 @ 8:29 am
- I'm going to put this book on my reading list, thank you for recommending it.
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- LindaBee LindaBee Aug 28, 2009 @ 4:19 pm
- Pat is a wonderful storyteller. My husband and Pat were in the same class at the Citadel. So we have a special connection with his writing. I look forward to reading his latest work.
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- Spook Spook Aug 28, 2009 @ 7:42 am
- I haven't read any of his books but it is always a pleasure to land on one of your lenses.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Aug 27, 2009 @ 6:36 pm
- Its on my reading list. I love reading books based in Charleston.
Thanks for sharing.
Lizzy
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- Michey Michey Aug 25, 2009 @ 6:48 pm
- Hi! Nancy, I always learn something from you.
Great lens
Michey
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- mysticmama mysticmama Aug 25, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
- very interesting!
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- sandyspider sandyspider Aug 25, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
- I haven't read any of his books but it sounds interesting. Nice lens!
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- JAC JAC Aug 25, 2009 @ 2:38 pm
- I can't wait to read the new book of Pats. Sue and Nancy don't even think of reading the book aloud to this Mag. while we're at Edisto. Nice lens Nancy.
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