Praise for
South of Broad "Conroy is an immensely gifted stylist.... No one can describe a tide or a sunset with his lyricism and exactitude."--Chris Bohjalian, The Washington Post
"Conroy writes with a momentum that's impossible to resist."--People, 3 of 4 stars.
"Beautifully written throughout.... Conroy is a natural at weaving great skeins of narrative, and this one will prove a great pleasure to his many fans."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Conroy is a master of American fiction and he has proved it once again in this magnificent love letter to his beloved Charleston, and to friendships that will stand the test of time."--
BookpagePraise for
Beach Music "Astonishing . . . stunning . . . the range of passions and subjects that brings life to every page is almost endless." --
Washington Post Book World
"Blockbuster writing at its best." --
Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Pat Conroy's writing contains a virtue now rare in most contemporary fiction: passion." --
Denver Post
"Reading Pat Conroy is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel." --
Houston Chronicle
"Incandescent."
--Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Grand." --
Boston Globe "Lyrical . . . evocative . . .
Beach Music is one from the heart, and it beats with a vibrancy that cannot be denied." --
Hartford Courant "Breathtaking . . . perhaps the most eagerly awaited book of the year . . . a knockout." --
Charlotte Observer "
Beach Music attains an almost ethereal beauty." --
Miami Herald "Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully . . . Conroy's narrative is so fluid and poetic that it's apt to seduce you into reading just one more page, just one more chapter." --
Lexington Herald-Leader "Compelling storytelling . . . a page-turner . . . Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly, and hits a bull's-eye almost every time." --
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
