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OverviewPat Conroy was America's poet laureate of family dysfunction. A larger-than-life character and the author of such classics as The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, Conroy was remembered by everybody for his energy, his exuberance, and his self-lacerating humor. Michael Mewshaw's The Lost Prince is an intimate memoir of his friendship with Pat Conroy, one that involves their families and those days in Rome when they were both young--when Conroy went from being a popular regional writer to an internationally bestselling author. Family snapshots beautifully illustrate that time. Shortly before his forty-ninth birthday, Conroy telephoned Mewshaw to ask a terrible favor. With great reluctance, Mewshaw did as he was asked--and never saw Pat Conroy again. Although they never managed to reconcile their differences completely, Conroy later urged Mewshaw to write about me and you and what happened . . . i know it would cause much pain to both of us. but here is what that story has that none of your others have. The Lost Prince is Mewshaw's fulfillment of a promise. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bob Souer , Michael MewshawPublisher: HighBridge Audio Imprint: HighBridge Audio ISBN: 9781665127325ISBN 10: 1665127325 Publication Date: 26 February 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA resonantly poignan memoir...The book's lasting value lies in Mewshaw's letting Conroy's vibrancy...shine through. -- Booklist An intimate, affectionate and candid portrait of [Mewshaw's] friendship with Conroy. -- BookPage At heart, this fascinating memoir...is a love story...An honest, eminently readable look at the fraught but rewarding bond between two writers. -- Publishers Weekly Author InformationBob Souer is a full-time professional storyteller, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has narrated broadcast and nonbroadcast projects for corporations and ministries across North America. His voice has been heard on PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, and many other networks. He has also narrated radio and television programs for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, D. James Kennedy Ministries, SIM, and Compassion International. Michael Mewshaw is an author whose five-decade career includes award-winning fiction, nonfiction, literary criticism, and investigative journalism. He is the author of the nonfiction works Sympathy for the Devil: Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal and Between Terror and Tourism; the novel Year of the Gun; and the memoir Do I Owe You Something? He has published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and numerous international outlets. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |