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As you know, Pat Conroy died on March 4, 2016. This site continues to be managed by his longtime friends and literary agents. You may join in a community of his readers by sharing your comments about Pat’s books or anything else that comes to mind in this guest book. We, the family, the agents and the friends are deeply moved by the outpouring of love you, his beloved readers, wrote here… Much gratitude to you all; Thank you.
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wrote on February 4, 2024
Thank you for maintaining this website. Now that I have found it - I plan to read it deeply. I actually went to a wedding at Beaufort, SC, and lived in Charleston at the Air Force Base for two years. My father was a pilot as well, and even he talked about how touch the Marines were.
Pat's book was made into a movie - The Great Santini - which I greatly enjoyed., though I did not see it till 2010. Mary Edwards Wertsch wrote the book "Military Brats, Life Inside the Fortress". Pat wrote the introduction to that one. That book changed my life, and changed my relationships with my mother and my father for the better. You have no idea how much that book was needed, nor the impact that it had on me, and Mary's book would have never happened without Pat writing "The Great Santini".
By the time I was 14, I had lived in 10 different Air Force Bases. Then we moved to Oak Ridge, which is if you don't know it, part of the Manhattan project.
The childhood sticks with me as well. The only person who truly understands a Military Brat, is another Military Brat.
Thank you for doing this. I am looking forward to reading the blog.
In my own case, I finally had to stand up to Dad when I was around 38 years old. We ended up having a really good relationship the last 20 years of his life.
Wishing you well,
Kathryn
Pat's book was made into a movie - The Great Santini - which I greatly enjoyed., though I did not see it till 2010. Mary Edwards Wertsch wrote the book "Military Brats, Life Inside the Fortress". Pat wrote the introduction to that one. That book changed my life, and changed my relationships with my mother and my father for the better. You have no idea how much that book was needed, nor the impact that it had on me, and Mary's book would have never happened without Pat writing "The Great Santini".
By the time I was 14, I had lived in 10 different Air Force Bases. Then we moved to Oak Ridge, which is if you don't know it, part of the Manhattan project.
The childhood sticks with me as well. The only person who truly understands a Military Brat, is another Military Brat.
Thank you for doing this. I am looking forward to reading the blog.
In my own case, I finally had to stand up to Dad when I was around 38 years old. We ended up having a really good relationship the last 20 years of his life.
Wishing you well,
Kathryn
Agency Reply by: Marly Rusoff
Kathryn,
Thank you so much for sharing your story. You have no idea how much it means to the Conroy family to learn from readers like you how Pat's books impacted family relationships for the better. He was able to cast light on issues that needed to be addressed and known.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. You have no idea how much it means to the Conroy family to learn from readers like you how Pat's books impacted family relationships for the better. He was able to cast light on issues that needed to be addressed and known.