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White guilt, that nasty little creature who rested on my left shoulder, prevented me from challenging mrs. Born the eldest of seven children in a rigidly disciplined military household, he attended the citadel, the military college of south carolina. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. New york times bestseller a deeply affecting comingofage memoir about family, love, loss, basketballand life itselfby the beloved author of the prince of tides and the great santini during one unforgettable season as a citadel cadet, pat conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The volume then moves on to explore each of conroys major works, tracing the evolution of the themes within and among each of his novels, including the great santini, the lords of discipline, the prince of tides, beach music, and south of broad, and his memoirs, among them the water is wide and my losing season. Pat conroys the water is wide a memoir summary overdrive.
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