The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy

The Water is Wide

Pat Conroy

310 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction biography education memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters a...

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Moods

reflective 72%
informative 61%
emotional 55%
funny 55%
inspiring 55%
sad 38%
hopeful 33%
challenging 27%
adventurous 22%
lighthearted 16%
tense 11%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 30%
fast 15%

Average rating

4.01

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