{"product_id":"the-great-santini","title":"The Great Santini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He's all Marine--fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife--beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben's got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn't give in--not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character--a man you should hate, but a man you will love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Stinging authenticity . . . a book that won't quit.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[Pat] Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eRichmond News-Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly and hits the bull's-eye almost every time.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"God preserve Pat Conroy.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42369956708437,"sku":"9780553381559","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/0211\/1317\/files\/imageloader_567b03ce-53ab-4293-ae28-1938092bb726.jpg?v=1775349033","url":"https:\/\/shopchapterbookstores.com\/products\/the-great-santini","provider":"Chapter One","version":"1.0","type":"link"}