{"product_id":"the-prince-of-tides-a-novel-9780937036075","title":"The Prince of Tides: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003ePat 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. Set in New York City and the lowcountry of South Carolina  the novel opens when Tom  a high school football coach whose marriage and career are crumbling  flies from South Carolina to New York after learning of his twin sisters suicide attempt. Savannah is one of the most gifted poets of her generation  and both the cadenced beauty of her art and the jumbled cries of her illness are clues to the too-long-hidden story of her wounded family. In the paneled offices and luxurious restaurants of New York City  Tom and Susan Lowenstein  Savannahs psychiatrist  unravel a history of violence  abandonment  commitment  and love. And Tom realizes that trying to save his sister is perhaps his last chance to save himself. With passion and a rare gift of language  the author moves from present to past  tracing the amazing history of the Wingos from World War II through the final days of the war in Vietnam and into the 1980s  drawing a rich range of characters: the lovable  crazy Mr. Fruit  who for decades has wordlessly directed traffic at the same intersection in the southern town of Colleton; Reese Newbury  the ruthless  patrician land speculator who threatens the Wingos only secure worldly possession  Melrose Island; Herbert Woodruff  Susan Lowensteins husband  a world-famous violinist; Tolitha Wingo  Savannahs mentor and eccentric grandmother  the first real feminist in the Wingo family. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45277078913077,"sku":"ByrdShop_0937036072","price":241.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780937036075.jpg?v=1780571877","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-prince-of-tides-a-novel-9780937036075","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}