The Great Santini: A Novel - Softcover

Conroy, Pat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553381555 ISBN 13: 9780553381559

Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2002

Synopsis

The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides
 
Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He’s all Marine—fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife—beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben’s got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn’t give in—not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy’s most explosive character—a man you should hate, but a man you will love.
 
Praise for The Great Santini
 
“Stinging authenticity . . . a book that won’t quit.”—The Atlanta Journal
 
“[Pat] Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel.”—Richmond News-Leader
 
“Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly and hits the bull’s-eye almost every time.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
“Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling.”—Newsday
 
“God preserve Pat Conroy.”—The Boston Globe

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Robust and vivid... full of feeling." --- Newsday

"Stinging authenticity... a book that won't quit." -- Atlanta Journal

"A tender, raucous and often hilarious book." -- Booklist

"Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel." -- Richmond News -Leader

From the Inside Flap:

Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He's all Marine-fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife--beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble.
Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben's got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn't give in--not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son.
Bull Meecham is undoubtedly PAT CONROY'S most explosive character--
a man you should hate, but a man you will love.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0553381555
• ISBN 13: 9780553381559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512