The Water is Wide
of Pat Conroy
Description
The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existenceâunless, somehow, they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher.Here is PAT CONROYâS extraordinary drama based on his own experienceâthe true story of a man who gave a year of his life to an island and the new life its people gave him.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 310 pages
- Publisher Dial Press Trade Paperback
- Publication Date March 26th 2002
- First Publication 10/28/72
- Language English
- ISBN 9780553381573
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Yamacraw Island']
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