The Real SANTINI
Pat Conroy’s beloved novel The Great Santini is based on the author’s troubled relationship with his abusive father.
In October, Conroy will publish a memoir, The Death of Santini, (RH/Nan A. Talese; RH Audio; RH Large Print) which, according to the publisher, describes how the two became closer and that love can “conquer even the meanest of men.”