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Classical in form, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Pat Conroy
- First published
- 1980
- Pages
- 506
- Publisher
- Random House Audio, Old New York Book Shop Press, Black Swan
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780613128476
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First sentence
“When I crossed the Ashley River my senior year in my gray 1959 Chevrolet, I was returning with confidence and even joy.”
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