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The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Water Is Wide about?

The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence, unless, somehow, they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher. Here is Pat Conroy's extraordinary drama based on his own experience. The true story of a man who gave a year of his life to an island and the new life its people gave him

Who reads The Water Is Wide?

Author

Pat Conroy

Publisher

Rosetta Books

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780795300769

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, Education

Rating

4.09 / 5 (1,409 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14