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The Prince of Tides

PAT CONROY has created a huge, brash thunderstorm of a novel, stinging with honesty and resounding with drama. Spanning forty years, this is the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister Savannah, and their struggle to triumph over the dark and tragic legacy of the extraordinary family into which they were born.

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Filled with the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina low country as well as the dusty glitter of New York City, The Prince of Tidesis PAT CONROY at his very best.

Mood
light
Subject
psychology
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 679 pages

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