An American expatriate in Rome unearths his family legacy in this sweeping novel by the acclaimed author ofThe Prince of TidesandThe Great Santini

A Southerner living abroad, Jack McCall is scarred by tragedy and betrayal. His desperate desire to find peace after his wifes suicide draws him into a painful, intimate search for the one haunting secret in his familys past that can heal his anguished heart. Spanning three generations and two continents, from the contemporary ruins of the American South to the ancient ruins of Rome, from the unutterable horrors of the Holocaust to the lingering trauma of Vietnam,Beach Musicsings with lifes pain and glory. It is a novel of lyric intensity and searing truth, another masterpiece among Pat Conroys legendary and beloved novels.