Pat Conroy's latest novel takes place in his own hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. His protagonist is Leo King whom we meet early in the book as a eighteen year old just beginning his senior year. The year is 1969, segregation has come to his school, the school where his mother is the principal and his father is a science teacher. His life has been troubled since his brother committed suicide, and he spent time in a mental ward. He also was arrested and on probation, and on top of all that he is ugly, and by eighteen all his friends are adults. His senior year changes all that, and the book is the story of the friends he makes in that critical time, and how he becomes the force behind the strangest mix of young people that Charleston has ever seen. A very likable novel, with poetic language, and memorable characters. Use the title of this post to link to Pat Conroy's website.
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