A "miraculous" (Newsweek) memoir from the renowned #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.
Yamacraw Island was haunting, nearly deserted, and beautiful. Separated from the mainland of South Carolina by a wide tidal river, it was accessible only by boat. But for the handful of families that lived on Yamacraw, America was a world away. For years these families lived proudly from the sea until waste from industry destroyed the oyster beds essential to their very existence. Already poor, they knew they would have to face an uncertain future unless, somehow, they learned a new life. But they needed someone to teach them, and their run-down schoolhouse had no teacher.
The Water Is Wide is Pat Conroy's extraordinary memoir based on his experience as one of two teachers in a two-room schoolhouse, working with children the world had pretty much forgotten. It was a year that changed his life, and one that introduced a group of poor Black children to a world they did not know existed.
| ISBN: | 9780063329959 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2024 |
| Author: | Pat Conroy |
| Publisher: | Mariner Books Classics an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: general Biography: writers Memoirs Education |
A "miraculous" (Newsweek) memoir from the renowned #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.
Yamacraw Island was haunting, nearly deserted, and beautiful. Separated from the mainland of South Carolina by a wide tidal river, it was accessible only by boat. But for the handful of families that lived on Yamacraw, America was a world away. For years these families lived proudly from the sea until waste from industry destroyed the oyster beds essential to their very existence. Already poor, they knew they would have to face an uncertain future unless, somehow, they learned a new life. But they needed someone to teach them, and their run-down schoolhouse had no teacher.
The Water Is Wide is Pat Conroy's extraordinary memoir based on his experience as one of two teachers in a two-room schoolhouse, working with children the world had pretty much forgotten. It was a year that changed his life, and one that introduced a group of poor Black children to a world they did not know existed.
The Water Is Wide features in the following genres: Biography: general, Biography: writers, Memoirs, Education
The Water Is Wide is available in Hardback
The Water Is Wide was written by Pat Conroy and published by Mariner Books Classics an imprint of HarperCollins
The Water Is Wide has 320 pages