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Reception for South of Broad has been mixed, though generally more positive than negative. The Washington Post called the book "a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage" with "passages in the novel that are lush and beautiful and precise." [1] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called it "brilliant", evoking "anger, joy, and sorrow". [2]
The main character of the novel is Marine fighter pilot Colonel "Bull" Meecham, who dominates and terrorizes his family. Bull Meecham also psychologically abuses his teenage son Ben. The character is based on Conroy's father Donald. (According to My Losing Season, Donald Conroy was even worse than the character depicted in Santini. [11] [12])
Beach Music is Pat Conroy's novel about Jack McCall, a South Carolina native who flees the South with his daughter Leah after his wife commits suicide. This novel explores the Vietnam War-era, the Holocaust, and coming of age in the 20th century. It was published in 1995.
Conrack is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1972 autobiographical book The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight in the title role, alongside Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Hume Cronyn and Antonio Fargas.
Thomas brushes up on his French to take one more swing with Dani at a local French restaurant. Shep sits down with an old girlfriend to discuss the future of his rapscallion lifestyle. Jenna hosts a pool party to welcome folks to her new house south of Broad. Kathryn shows up with Whitney and drops a bomb on Thomas. [7]
Hard-nosed Marine fighter pilot Lt. Col. Wilbur "Bull" Meecham calls himself "The Great Santini." He runs his family with a strict hand. In 1962, before the Vietnam War, the Meecham family struggles to fit into the Marine town of Ravenel, South Carolina (closely based on Beaufort, South Carolina) where they are newcomers.
The book's story is partially situated in Charleston, the birthplace of Sarah Grimké, who also inspired the main characters of the novel. [3] North and South series of books by John Jakes, was partially set in Charleston. North and South reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list in 1982. Charleston by Alexandra Ripley was set in the town.
The Bridges of Madison County is a musical, based on Robert James Waller's 1992 novel, with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.The musical premiered on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on February 20, 2014, and closed on May 18, 2014.