Love Letter to Charleston

To read South of Broad by Pat Conroy is to inhale the moist salty air of the Charleston's lowcountry. Although it has been 14 years since his last novel, this is the Conroy I know and love: a savvy storyteller whose command of language and ability connect with readers is a thing of beauty. And, of course, there is all the familial dysfunction that we have come to expect. But, I think that dysfunction is with out the anger that was often just seething beneath the surface in his other books -okay, sometimes on the surface! I was afraid that this might his swan song, so I'm happy to hear that he is planning more novels including one set in Atlanta.

So, get a copy, curl up on a porch or sofa, and lose yourself in this great Southern city.