The Prince of Tides.

CONROY, Pat.

Item Number: 137483

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986.

First edition of this “sprawling saga of a novel” (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ron Hansen, An artist and writer of extraordinary gifts. Here’s to the love of books and words and the writing life. All praise. Pat Conroy Feb 15, 1990.” The recipient, Ron Hansen was a friend of the author and is an American novelist, essayist, and professor. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Wendell Minor. A nice association.

Pat Conroy’s classic novel stings with honesty and resounds with drama. Spanning forty years, it’s the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister, Savannah, and their struggle to triumph over the dark and tragic legacy of the extraordinary family into which they were born. Filled with the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina Low Country as well as the dusty glitter of New York City, “A literary gem . . . The Prince of Tides is in the best tradition of novel writing. It is an engrossing story of unforgettable characters" (The Pittsburgh Press). It is the basis for the 1991 Academy-award winning film starring Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte.