The great Santini
Bull Meecham is the epitome of the Marine officer, at home and at the base. As the oldest child, Ben takes the brunt of his father's criticism. His feelings for his father are a mixture of hate, fear, and unacknowledged love.
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Victoria | Available |
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Subject |
Fighter pilots > Fiction. Marines > Fiction. Fathers and sons > Fiction. |
Genre |
Domestic fiction. Playaways. Sound recordings. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781441837844
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Physical Description
electronic
1 audio media player (20 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. - Edition Unabridged.
- Publisher Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, [2010]
- Copyright ℗2010
Content descriptions
General Note: | Requires AAA battery and headphones for playback. GMD: playaway. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Dick Hill. |
Additional Information
Summary
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.