The Great Santini

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2010

ISBN-13: 9781453203941

<DIV><B>Pat Conroy&rsquo;s <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling coming-of-age novel about a son&rsquo;s struggle to escape the domineering expectations of his volatile military father</B><BR /> &#160;<BR /> Marine Col. Bull Meecham commands his home like a soldiers&rsquo; barracks. Cold and controlling, but also loving, Bull has complicated relationships with each member of his family&mdash;in particular, his eldest son, Ben.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> A born athlete who desperately seeks his father&rsquo;s approval, Ben is determined to break out from the colonel&rsquo;s shadow. With guidance from teachers at his new school, he strives to find the courage to stand up to his father once and for all.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Inspired by Pat Conroy&rsquo;s own difficult relationship with his father, <I>The Great Santini </I>is a captivating and unflinching portrayal of modern family, and a moving novel of a son determined to become his own man.<BR /> &#160;</DIV>