South of Broad

By: Pat Conroy

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 20 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Number one New York Times best seller.

“A big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage” (The Washington Post) by the celebrated author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.

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.

Spanning two turbulent decades, South of Broad is Pat Conroy at his finest: a masterpiece from a great American writer whose passion for life and language knows no bounds.

©2009 Pat Conroy (P)2009 Random House

Critic reviews

“Vintage Pat Conroy...a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.” (The Washington Post)

“Conroy remains a magician of the page.” (The New York Times Book Review)

“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.” (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Awesome--Pat Conroy we miss you!

Great book. As always, Pat Conroy delivers an amazing story with oceans deep characters.

I miss this great writer.

Hating old Charlestonians

As always I enjoyed Pat Conroy. I believe he is a great writer. However, I am begining to think there is an underlining attempt to get the rest of the world to hate the apparently over pompous residents of old Charleston. God forbid if they are really as bad as Chad and his parents. Have only been there once as a tourist and they all seemed eager enough to take my money.

Beautiful

this Pat Conroy book does not disappoint. he's always been one of the greats. just a wonderful storyteller and an awesome reader!

Pat has done it again.

Tops The Prince of Tides. Willing to wait 14 years for Pat to write if this is what he produces.

Words like poetry

The author uses the language to create beautiful relatable feelings both come to life and touch you deep within. The narrator matched this skill by bringing this story to life and heart

South of Broad

I was completely captivated by South of Broad's Author-Reader combination. This audio book was unlike any I've ever experieced. The way this story ties together at the end is pure genius. Finished listening while sitting in my car (on a Saturday night) see . . I listen to audio books on my daily 3 hour work commute . . . and couldn't wait until Monday to finish it! Mark's voice is mesmerizing, No other reader could have pulled this reading off with the same effectiveness. AMAZING!!!!! This is Pat's best in my opinion, Wish for more books by Pat with Mark as the reader please??? MORE - MORE - MORE!!!!

Colorful and unexpected

Pat Conroy's Beach Music is my favorite book so downloading his latest was an easy decision. He lived up to my expectations. The pictures he paints with words are vivid, the relationships he creates are realistic and the story line was unexpected. The way he interweaves the lives of the characters kept me guessing and even when I was sure the direction the story was going, he let me know that you never know the direction life will take you. Reading his books always reminds me that everyone has a story, but not everyone can tell it with the fervor that Mr. Conroy imparts to his readers. I so enjoyed this listen that I felt I'd lost some friends when the book ended.

Highly recommend.

I love Conroy's writing so much that I was apprehensive about hearing the book read because I so enjoy reading it and creating his characters voices in my head. Though each characters voice would have sounded different in my imagination Mark Deakins did an impressive job. This audiobook kept me company for many days and I savored the time I carved out each day to listen. I am sad that it ended.

All-Time Favorite

This is one of my all-time favorite books. It is full of humor, heartbreak, sadness, evil, camaraderie and nostalgia. I feel as though I am a part of this group of friends and I feel deeply everything they go through. I read this book years ago, but thoroughly enjoyed it this time on Audible!

Mispronunciations and…

Fake Southern accent. The story was still well worth the listen and was the usual Pat Conroy fashion.