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wrote on April 6, 2023
During a break in my careers, I taught school in Moncks Corner, and lived in West Ashley. I am reading 'The Water is Wide", which has transported me to Daufuskie Island, and the life these children experienced. This book touched me heart and my soul.
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Dear Dennis Murphy,
People like you keep Pat Conroy Legacy alive. Thank you so very much for this.
Indeed The Water is Wide encouraged many people at that time and even now to become teachers...
People like you keep Pat Conroy Legacy alive. Thank you so very much for this.
Indeed The Water is Wide encouraged many people at that time and even now to become teachers...