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 73%
informative 63%
emotional 52%
funny 52%
inspiring 52%
sad 36%
challenging 31%
hopeful 31%
adventurous 21%
lighthearted 15%
tense 10%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 28%
fast 14%

Average rating

4.01

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