The Prince of Tides. by Conroy, Pat - 1986

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. First edition of this "sprawling saga of a novel" (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "To Mat Schaffer, who interviews superbly, who caught me in tardiness, and who's now a friend of mine Pat Conroy Oct 22, 1986." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Wendell Minor. Pat Conroy's classic novel stings with honesty and resounds with drama. Spanning forty years, it's the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister, Savannah, and their struggle to triumph over the dark and tragic legacy of the extraordinary family into which they were born. Filled with the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina Low Country as well as the dusty glitter of New York City, "A literary gem . . . The Prince of Tides is in the best tradition of novel writing. It is an engrossing story of unforgettable characters" (The Pittsburgh Press). It is the basis for the 1991 Academy-award winning film starring Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte.