Pat Conroy relates the story of Jack McCall, incorporating many facets of southern living as well as all the happenings of his brothers, his Holocaust-surviving in-laws, his poor white trash mother, the 60's, Vietnam War, as well as the reasons behind his flight to Rome to raise his 2 year old daughter.
Jack returns to Charleston, S.C. when his mother is dying of leukemia. He finds himself learning more about his mother than he ever did. He gradually develops more in-depth look at his in-laws, his childhood friends, and his late wife. It is interesting to see how he grows and relates to issues that drove him away.
This will appear to readers of moving family sagas, with lovely descriptions of Southern living, characters, and intricate plots.
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