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The Prince of Tides

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The Prince of Tides

By: Pat Conroy
Narrated by: Alan Carlson
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“A masterpiece that 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 modern American classic and a family saga that spans decades, this is the story of the volatile Tom Wingo, his brilliant but troubled twin sister, Savannah, and the complex and damaging family legacy they share. Moving between the sparkling glamour of New York City and the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina low country, The Prince of Tides is Pat Conroy’s masterwork.

“A big, sprawling saga of a novel…the kind you hole up with and spend some days with and put down feeling you have emerged from a terrible, wonderful spell.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“A literary gem . . . The Prince of Tides is in the best tradition of novel writing. It is an engrossing story of unforgettable characters.” —The Pittsburgh Press

©1986 Pat Conroy (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Family Life Genre Fiction Sagas
Beautiful Storytelling • Poetic Language • Masterful Narration • Emotional Depth • Authentic Southern Accent
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The Prince of Tides is a family epic of the highest order––a beautiful, brilliant, and brutal novel that explores the darkest depths of human depravity and failure even as it reaches heroically for reconciliation and redemption

Beautiful, Brilliant, Emotionally Brutal

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It’s so rare to find an author who has a grasp of the language, a theme to convey, and the eloquence to convey it in a powerful story. This is my first Conroy novel, but it won’t be my last. I hope I just found my favorite contemporary novelist!

Best book this year!

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I read this book many many years ago, and listening to it on audible just makes it come a lot again.

Reread and it’s still wonderful

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It was a great listen. I recommend it. I like purchasing long audiobooks. I bought this credit because i had just listened to Barbara Streisand s memoir and this was a book she read and then produced a movie.

The descriptions and writing

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I haven't been so invested in a story for some time. The slow layout of the family history keeps you coming back for another page. The only grievance I have with the story at all is the revelations of Luke's life. I found the end of Luke's life too odd and out of touch with this story. I followed this book with the movie and found Nick Nolte a perfect fit. Such a moving book for sure!

A grab you read!

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Pat Conroy is a master of writing and pulling you into a world of the south. I've read several of his books but had only seen the movie of Prince of Tides years ago. The story exceeded my expectations and is now one of my top favorites of Conroy's writing, next to Beach Music.

Never fails

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Just an amazing read. Pat Conroy is a master, and now my favorite author. I'm reading all his books now.

Incredible

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A new favorite. Beautifully written, hilarious, heartbreaking, hopeful. Moved time and time again, by impactful messages to the reader. Highly recommend.

Wow

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I burned thru this book enjoying every chapter after the intro. My only critique would be that a few parts were unnecessarily graphic but I guess moderation would have softened the impression

Raw and powerful like an epic, opposite of a fairy tale

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Exceptional, so much depth, fantastic narration. An absolutely unpredictable story and endearing. The narrator made this really over the top.

Exceptional

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