{"product_id":"great-santini-9780553381559-new","title":"The Great Santini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He's all Marine--fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife--beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben's got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn't give in--not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character--a man you should hate, but a man you will love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Stinging authenticity . . . a book that won't quit.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[Pat] Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eRichmond News-Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly and hits the bull's-eye almost every time.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"God preserve Pat Conroy.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIAL PR","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67722638328098,"sku":"9780553381559-new","price":18.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780553381559.jpg?v=1793868919","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/great-santini-9780553381559-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}