The Dogear
Cover of Beach Music

Beach Music

by Pat Conroy

1995 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
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An American living in Rome with his daughter after his wife's suicide tracks a classmate who went underground as a Vietnam protester and never resurfaced.

Set in

  • ★
    Rome · Italy
    expatriate refuge city
    ★ primary
  • Beaufort · United States
    Jack's South Carolina hometown

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