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wrote on January 23, 2020
Pat Conroy was more than an author to me. He was that of course; his writing frquently made me stop and reread and treasure his words. He taught me what kind of person I wanted to be when I read The Water Is Wide as a young girl in Alabama. Along with Harper Lee, Conroy edged me gently into rejecting the racism and cruelty I saw around me. I am forever grateful to his gifts to me, and to us. He was able to take his pain and turned it through his great gift into blessings for so many of us.
Agency Reply:
Marly Rusoff Pat's agent had a bookstore in Dinkitown and that was where Marly and Pat met the first time two decades ago... then he came a few more times with his daughters to the north shore. Your "Minesota" origin caught my eye. Thaank you for writing.