Pros: Hilarious, opinionated, and frank. Nothing superhuman--any "miracle work" is the fallible and understated kind. Cons: As usual, waxes a little purple. Maybe the outcome...though that is arguable.
Whenever I read anything by Pat Conroy, I always imagine the voice to be Tom Wingo, the self-deprecating wisecracker of Conroys The Prince of Tides. That turned a little ironic this time out: The Water Is Wide is Pat Conroys own ...
A young schoolteacher struggles to bring literacy and selfrespect to a black backwoods South Carolina school in this affecting work. An early, semiaut...More at Barnes & Noble.com
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