{"product_id":"south-broad-9780385344074-new","title":"South of Broad","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \"A big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) by the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Leopold Bloom King has been raised in a family shattered--and shadowed--by tragedy. Lonely and adrift, he searches for something to sustain him and finds it among a tightly knit group of outsiders. Surviving marriages happy and troubled, unrequited loves and unspoken longings, hard-won successes and devastating breakdowns, as well as Charleston, South Carolina's dark legacy of racism and class divisions, these friends will endure until a final test forces them to face something none of them are prepared for. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spanning two turbulent decades, \u003ci\u003eSouth of Broad\u003c\/i\u003e is Pat Conroy at his finest: a masterpiece from a great American writer whose passion for life and language knows no bounds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSouth of Broad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Vintage Pat Conroy . . . a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Conroy remains a magician of the page.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Richly imagined . . . These characters are gallant in the grand old-fashioned sense, devoted to one another and to home. That siren song of place has never sounded so sweet.\"\u003cb\u003e--New Orleans \u003ci\u003eTimes-Picayune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A lavish, no-holds-barred performance.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A lovely, often thrilling story.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A pleasure to read . . . a must for Conroy's fans.\"\u003cb\u003e--Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"DIAL PR","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67662817100066,"sku":"9780385344074-new","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780385344074.jpg?v=1793487161","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/south-broad-9780385344074-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}