{"product_id":"beach-music-9780553381535","title":"Beach Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn American expatriate in Rome unearths his family legacy in this sweeping novel by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Southerner living abroad, Jack McCall is scarred by tragedy and betrayal. 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. 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, \u003ci\u003eBeach Music\u003c\/i\u003e sings with life's pain and glory. It is a novel of lyric intensity and searing truth, another masterpiece among Pat Conroy's legendary and beloved novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBeach Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Astonishing . . . stunning . . . The range of passions and subjects that bring life to every page is almost endless.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Magnificent . . . clearly Conroy's best.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Blockbuster writing at its best.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Pat Conroy's writing contains a virtue now rare in most contemporary fiction: passion.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A powerful, heartfelt tale.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Conroy\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2016) was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boo, The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life, My Losing Season, South of Broad, My Reading Life, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Death of Santini\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603588878610,"sku":"9780553381535","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e3e629d-035e-47c0-8635-c85ef2a2730b.jpg?v=1732248691","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beach-music-9780553381535","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}