Read about another entry on the list.The Death of Santini, by Pat Conroy
For over four decades, Conroy has earned a prominent place in the Southern literary tradition, and The Death of Santini, a follow-up to his novel The Great Santini (1976), will do his reputation—and his many avid fans—justice. If The Great Santini, inspired by Conroy’s tumultuous relationship with his emotionally abusive, ex-Marine father, Donald Conroy, put a gulf between father and son, then The Death of Santini is proof that wounds can heal. This heartbreaking and ultimately redemptive memoir is hauntingly beautiful, and a complex tribute to family.
--Marshal Zeringue
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