Pat Conroy has created a huge, brash thunderstormof a novel, stinging with honesty and resoundingwith drama.

Spanning forty years, this isthe story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted andtroubled twin sister, Savannah, and the dark andviolent past of the extraordinary family to whichthey were born.

Filled with the vanishingbeauty of the South Carolina lowcountry as well asthe dusty glitter of New York City, ThePrince Of Tides is Pat Conroy's mostmagnificent novel yet.