Jack McCall, living in Rome with his daughter after the suicide of his wife, finds his solitude disturbed by the appearance of his sister-in-law. -- Houston Chronicle. -- The Denver Post A powerful, heartfelt tale. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review Pat Conroy\'s writing contains a virtue now rare in most contemporary fiction: passion. -- San Francisco Chronicle Blockbuster writing at its best. clearly Conroy\'s best. . . -- The Washington Post Book World Magnificent .
The range of passions and subjects that bring life to every page is almost endless. . . stunning . . .
Praise for Beach Music Astonishing .
It is a novel of lyric intensity and searing truth, another masterpiece among Pat Conroy\'s legendary and beloved novels.
Spanning three generations and two continents, from the contemporary ruins of the American South to the ancient ruins of Rome, from the unutterable horrors of the Holocaust to the lingering trauma of Vietnam, Beach Music sings with life\'s pain and glory.
His desperate desire to find peace after his wife\'s suicide draws him into a painful, intimate search for the one haunting secret in his family\'s past that can heal his anguished heart.
An American expatriate in Rome unearths his family legacy in this sweeping novel by the acclaimed author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini A Southerner living abroad, Jack McCall is scarred by tragedy and betrayal.
She begs his help in tracking down a former classmate who went underground as a Vietnam protester--and never resurfaced.
Jack McCall, living in Rome with his daughter after the suicide of his wife, finds his solitude disturbed by the appearance of his sister-in-law
