South of Broad by Pat Conroy

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The publishing event of the season: The one and only Pat Conroy returns, with a big, sprawling novel that is at once a love letter to Charleston and to lifelong friendship. Against the sumptuous backdrop of Charleston, South Carolina, South of Broad gathers a unique cast of sinners and... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

Leo King (aka The Toad): A true friend who could look underneath the externals & meet the needs of those who were hurting; amazingly faithful to the Catholic Church.
Lindsey King: Impossible for me to reconcile all the parts of Toad's mom: the girl who fell in love with Jasper, the num who loved her God so deeply, the stern word-loving author & principal.
Jasper King: dad
Starla Whitehead: Add a description of this character.
Niles Whitehead
Sheba Poe
Trevor Poe
Ike Jefferson
Betty
Coach Anthony Jefferson: Great example of an unung hero during the early days of integration.
Chad Rutledge: Rich, spoiled & shallow; nothing under the surface except the image of who he thought he was supposed to be, even though he said he "hated" it all.
Molly H
Fraser
Monsignor Max
Wormy

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Memorable Quotes

“Toad's description of Charleston's upper-class girls:..."their hair,their skin,their bodies all shone with a surprising inner light. They looked as if they had been put together with the casings of discarded pearls and the manes of palominos."”

First Sentence

It was my father who called the city the Mansion on the River.

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Errata

I think the timing of events is out of sequence...the book says Jasper bought a 2 acre lot in 1949, built his "homely" house and then rented rooms. All this seemed like it should have taken place over several years, but he picked up Lindsay from the convent in 1949 and they were married that year. Perhaps he bought the lot in 1939???since she was gone 11 years.