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wrote on April 2, 2022
I just finished South of Broad. What a moving story! I could identify with the characters as some of the same things have happened in my family’s lives. I guess that is what he was saying when he said if he wrote about his life it would help you understand things in your life. It did. I cried & laughed & was shocked all in the lifetime of this wonderful story.
Thankyou Pat Conroy
Thankyou Pat Conroy
Agency Reply:
Cathie, South of Broad is an intricate story with many plots running sometimes parallel. Some people find it complicated but we, like you adore its complexity. It takes time to digest the Master's thinking and somehow as I wrote in a small analysis of the book... "You could soon be riding a roller coaster of emotions, as I did." The entire essay is here https://patconroy.com/south-of-broad-whys-and-whats/