Cassandra king conroy biography for kids
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A chat with Cassandra King Conroy
Cassandra King was leading a quiet life as a teacher and novelist in her beloved “L.A.” (Lower Alabama) when she met one of the legendary figures of Southern literature: Pat Conroy. Their two-year friendship blossomed into a long-distance relationship, and they ultimately married, ending his long commutes from coastal South Carolina to her native Alabama. It was a unique union of two writers that would last 18 years, until the literary icon’s death from pancreatic cancer in 2016.
In Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy, the woman he called “King Ray” looks back at her love affair with a natural-born storyteller whose lust for life was fueled by a passion for literature, food and the Carolina Lowcountry that he called home. As she reflects on their relationship and the years they spent together, Cassandra King Conroy reveals how the marshlands of South Carolina ultimately cast their spell on her, too, and how she came to understan
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King, Cassandra 1944-
PERSONAL: Born 1944, in AL; married Pat Conroy (an author); children: Jim, Jake, Jason.
ADDRESSES: Office—c/o Hyperion Books, 77 West 66th Street, 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023.
CAREER: Author. Taught college-level English and writing in Alabama.
WRITINGS:
Making Waves in Zion,Black Belt Press (Montgomery, AL), 1995.
The Sunday Wife, Hyperion (New York, NY), 2002.
WORK IN PROGRESS: The Same Sweet Girls, a novel.
SIDELIGHTS: Cassandra King was raised in Alabama and moved to South Carolina with author Pat Conroy (Prince of Tides) who she met and married after asking him to write a blurb for her second novel, The Sunday Wife. This story fryst vatten set in the Florida town of Crystal Springs, the new home of Dean Lynch, where Lynch's preacher husband Ben has been assigned a new and affluent Methodist congregation. Dean comes from a poor, musical family, and her husband's ambitions clash with her own simple leanings. Dean was educated through her ch
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Featured Writer Cassandra King Conroy
Interview with Cassandra King Conroy
by Shannon Shelton Brown
“All southern girls are raised to be nice and polite, can't be anything but, regardless of how meanspirited we might be deep down. The illusion of sweetness, that's all that counts. We don't have to be sincerely sweet, but by God we have to be good at faking it. Southern girls will stab you in the back, same as anyone else, but we'll give you a sugary smile while doing it. -Corrine, "Same Sweet Girls”
“All I remember for sure is this: When Loretta said “Hey Girlfriend, I found Pat Conroy for you, “I choked, swallowed, and coughed before blurting out, “Oh, God Almighty!” Pat threw his head back and laughed, a big, hearty laugh. “Not quite, but close enough.” – Cassandra King Conroy, “Tell me a Story”
“Books are the most worthy companions to take with you on this bitter-sweet journey known as life.” ― Cassandra King “Girls' Guide to Life: Advice from a Failed Southern Belle”