Prince Of Tides Book Review. The main characters of the prince of tides novel are tom wingo, susan lowenstein. The story begins with the earliest recollections of tom wingo about his mother's love of language and the beauty of the natural world around them.
Nick nolte is the heart of the film. Ihave it on good authority that pat conroy's the prince of tides is a wonderful book. I just finished reading the prince of tides by pat conroy and absolutely loved it.
Not only were these novels well written, but they also featured characters i cared about.
He is a broken man, covering up for the past, trying to please his family, but unable to open up and absolve himself of the dysfunction of his past life. Published in 1986 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in american, southern books. I would chararacterize this novel as bittersweet but definitely a must read!!. Then i read the book, loved it, and then saw the movie over and over again.