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The Prince of Tides
by CONROY, PAT
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. First Edition. A lovely copy. Near fine in original cloth backed boards, Mil/Fine
- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. First Edition. A lovely copy. Near fine in original cloth backed boards, Mild spotting to edge of page trim. Fine pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed by Conroy on the title page. Thick octavo. 6.5 x 9.5 in. 567 pp. 'A masterpiece than can compare with Steinbeck's East Of Eden. Some books make you laugh; some make you cry; some make you think. The Prince Of Tides is a rarity: It does all three.'-- Detroit Free Press. 'A brilliant novel that ultimately affirms life, hope and the belief that one's future need not be contaminated by a monstrous past.'-- Chicago Tribune. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Used/Fine.
Synopsis
In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Pat Conroy reveals the lives of his characters with surpassing depth and power, capturing the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina lowcountry and a lost way of life. His lyric gifts, abundant good humor, and compelling storytelling are well known to readers of The Great Santini and The Lords of Discipline. The Prince of Tides continues that tradition yet displays a new, mature voice of Pat Conroy, signaling this work as his greatest accomplishment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 566
- Title
- The Prince of Tides
- Author
- CONROY, PAT
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. First Edition. A lovely copy. Near fine in original cloth backed boards, Mil
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1986
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN LITERATURE, MODERN FIRST
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
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