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wrote on September 18, 2019
I have been a longtime fan of Pat Conroy's work and have read many of his books. Recently, while visiting in New England, I purchased a copy of "The Death of Santini" in a quaint little bookstore in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I was delighted to find it, as I hadn’t known about this one. Upon my return to Georgia, I couldn’t wait to dive into it.
Twenty-odd years ago, when we were living on the coast of Maine, I recall being so moved by "The Prince of Tides" that I wrote my first and only other letter to an author, sending it to the publisher with no real hope that it would ever find its way to Pat A couple of months later, to my great surprise, Pat called me at our home in Kennebunk, Maine, an act of kindness that I shall always remember.
Having also been raised as a "military brat" with an abusive father. in his remarkable way, Pat pulled the scabs off these old wounds, but in doing so was also able to apply a salve to help heal them.
I shall always be grateful for Pat's incredible insights, amazing storytelling, and his amazing ability to capture the essence of who we are, in beautiful and unvarnished ways.
Twenty-odd years ago, when we were living on the coast of Maine, I recall being so moved by "The Prince of Tides" that I wrote my first and only other letter to an author, sending it to the publisher with no real hope that it would ever find its way to Pat A couple of months later, to my great surprise, Pat called me at our home in Kennebunk, Maine, an act of kindness that I shall always remember.
Having also been raised as a "military brat" with an abusive father. in his remarkable way, Pat pulled the scabs off these old wounds, but in doing so was also able to apply a salve to help heal them.
I shall always be grateful for Pat's incredible insights, amazing storytelling, and his amazing ability to capture the essence of who we are, in beautiful and unvarnished ways.
Agency Reply:
Such a heartfelt message to The Prince of Words - he is no longer with us in the sense that we could watch him inscribing a book for us and chatting with us always interested in our "story" - but he is with us and always be through we words we so cherish...