"Seldom have I encountered an author who puts words together so wellreading
Conroy is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel."Sunday Denver Post

Here is Pat Conroy's powerful, captivating and highly acclaimed bestseller. He sweeps us into
the turbulent world of four young menfriends, cadets and bloodbrothersand their days of
hazing, heartbreak, pride, and betrayal. We go deeply into the heart of the novel's hero, Will
McLean, a rebellious outsider with his own personal code of honor, who is battling into manhood
the hard way. Immersed in a poignant love affair with a haunting beauty, Will must boldly confront
the terrifying injustice of a corrupt institution as he struggles to expose a mysterious group known
as "The Ten."