finished 12.13.08
I enjoyed The Water is Wide a lot. It’s an autobiography and is based on Pat Conroy’s work as a teacher on a poor, run-down island off of South Carolina. Most people on the island are illiterate, sheltered descendants of slaves who have very little contact with the US mainland. It tells of his struggle to reach his students and his battle with the school’s principle and administrators. Probably the best Pat Conroy book I’ve read (I’ve also read The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides).