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The Prince of Tides by Conroy, Pat is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From Wikipedia The Prince of Tides is a novel by Pat Conroy, first published in 1986. It revolves around traumatic events that affected former football player Tom Wingo's relationship with his immediate family. Tom's elder brother, Luke, met a tragic and premature death and his sister, Savannah, a published poet, has attempted suicide and is now in a deep depression. Read more - Shopping-Enabled Wikipedia on Amazon In the article: Plot summary | Reception and other media From Publishers Weekly For sheer storytelling finesse, Conroy will have few rivals this season. His fourth novel is a seductive narrative, told with bravado flourishes, portentous foreshadowing, sardonic humor and eloquent turns of phrase. Like The Great Santini, it is the story of a destructive family relationship wherein a violent father abuses his wife and children. Henry Wingo is a shrimper who fishes the seas off the South Carolina coast and regularly squanders what little money he amasses in farcical business schemes; his beautiful wife, Lila, is both his victim and a manipulative and guilt-inflicting mother. The story is narrated by one of the children, Tom Wingo, a former high school teacher and coach, n

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Author
Conroy, Pat
Publisher
John Curley & Assoc
Published
1985
Language
EN
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance
Rating
4.22 / 5 (108 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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