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I am very grateful for the outpouring of praise for my latest book my memoir about my life with Pat Conroy TELL ME A STORY. I’d like you all to know that I read everyone of them and the private messages. Until recently (about beginning of March 2020) I was on an extensive book tour where I tried to meet as many of you, my wonderful readers, as I could… Sadly, the world has taken a scary turn; my prayers are with all of you…
113 entries.
wrote on July 19, 2020
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2:35 pm
Ms. Conroy, thank you for writing Tell Me A Story, which I finished at midnight last night. I read it on my Kindle, and I can tell you, I read every printed word and did not speed read as I am sometimes prone to do. I thoroughly enjoyed each word, thought, and beautiful descriptions in your writing. This is my first book of yours, but I intend to start at the beginning and read all of them. You have such a gift and I am thankful for your generosity in writing about your life with the legendary Pat Conroy. Readers got to know both of you in such a delightful way.
wrote on June 17, 2020
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7:41 pm
Cassandra,
Just finished Tell me a Story. As a native Beaufortonian enjoyed it immensely. We lived on Mossy Oaks Road so am very familiar with Battery Creek. I was a member of the Class of 68 at BHS. We were the first class he taught after he graduated from the CID. I think he taught us Calculus and that was an experience.
We may have known or thought we new as much as he did. I've read all his books and thought that he was going to write one about our class. I spoke to you once thought we talked about it. About Tell Me a Story as with his books, it is all the more intriguing to know the people, places and things that both of you talked about. Great read!
Let me know if you ever come back to Summerville. Best of the world to you.
Johnny
Just finished Tell me a Story. As a native Beaufortonian enjoyed it immensely. We lived on Mossy Oaks Road so am very familiar with Battery Creek. I was a member of the Class of 68 at BHS. We were the first class he taught after he graduated from the CID. I think he taught us Calculus and that was an experience.
We may have known or thought we new as much as he did. I've read all his books and thought that he was going to write one about our class. I spoke to you once thought we talked about it. About Tell Me a Story as with his books, it is all the more intriguing to know the people, places and things that both of you talked about. Great read!
Let me know if you ever come back to Summerville. Best of the world to you.
Johnny
wrote on June 10, 2020
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10:10 am
I just finished reading your wonderful book about your life with Pat, Tell Me A Story. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself as you related your story so honestly. I’ve read everything Pat has written and his books hold a special spot on my bookshelf.
I was particularly moved by your final chapters. I lost my sister to cancer a month and a half before Pat passed and your writing truly touched me. I am sure that you were visited by an angel and was given proof this morning when I looked at my Apple Watch my sister's picture popped up! She was letting me know she was ok just as I know Pat is!
Thank you so much for helping to ease my pain through your words! I look forward to reading your other works.
I was particularly moved by your final chapters. I lost my sister to cancer a month and a half before Pat passed and your writing truly touched me. I am sure that you were visited by an angel and was given proof this morning when I looked at my Apple Watch my sister's picture popped up! She was letting me know she was ok just as I know Pat is!
Thank you so much for helping to ease my pain through your words! I look forward to reading your other works.
wrote on June 7, 2020
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3:55 pm
Dear Cassandra,
I finished your marvelous book yesterday and watched your Facebook Live today. I feel like I’ve gotten to know you so well!
My husband and I actually visited the cemetery a short time after Pat’s passing. When we arrived there was a small group gathered near the beautiful headstone. I felt like we were imposing, so we walked a distance away to give them some privacy.
I couldn’t believe it when a young woman came up to me and said “I’m Pat’s daughter, Jessica, and he would love that you are here.” She also explained about Arabelle Watson as you did in the book. I won’t ever forget that day. I felt so privileged to pay my respects to my favorite writer and meet his daughter. Thank you for writing your memoir and sharing so much of your life with us. It was so moving and memorable. I will look forward now to reading your other books and of course those to come. All my best to you from Connecticut to lovely Beaufort .
Rosemary Coronna
I finished your marvelous book yesterday and watched your Facebook Live today. I feel like I’ve gotten to know you so well!
My husband and I actually visited the cemetery a short time after Pat’s passing. When we arrived there was a small group gathered near the beautiful headstone. I felt like we were imposing, so we walked a distance away to give them some privacy.
I couldn’t believe it when a young woman came up to me and said “I’m Pat’s daughter, Jessica, and he would love that you are here.” She also explained about Arabelle Watson as you did in the book. I won’t ever forget that day. I felt so privileged to pay my respects to my favorite writer and meet his daughter. Thank you for writing your memoir and sharing so much of your life with us. It was so moving and memorable. I will look forward now to reading your other books and of course those to come. All my best to you from Connecticut to lovely Beaufort .
Rosemary Coronna
wrote on April 30, 2020
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7:52 pm
I have read every book that you have written, and you amaze me. What a gift you have been given, and you use it wisely and graciously. Tell Me A Story captured my heart from the first few words. Thank you for making the world a brighter place. May God bless you now and always.
wrote on April 26, 2020
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7:15 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed “Tell Me a Story”. Pat was an exceptional storyteller and I miss his stories immensely.
wrote on April 18, 2020
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7:55 am
I just finished your wonderful book "Tell Me A Story". I love it, thank you for sharing your story. I cried, of course. But the last paragraph of the Afterword had me absolutely sobbing. Any chance you could put that on your Facebook page? Not that I want more people to cry :). It is just so beautiful and meaningful for the world we are in right now.
Denise
Denise
wrote on April 1, 2020
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1:11 pm
Thank you so much for this beautiful book, Tell Me a Story. I have loved books by you and Pat for many years. After reading this, I feel like I have made new friends and am happy that during these stay at home days, I was too engrossed in your book to worry.
I am re-reading The Sunday Wife and Same Sweet Girls next. What an amazing man your husband was! I'm so thankful that you were in his life and brought such peace and joy to him. (I am also thankful that you are such a gifted writer and wrote this book to let readers like myself into the life that you shared.) I am a SC girl now living in Louisiana but hope to get back to my home state when my husband retires.
Meanwhile, I appreciate the many SC authors (especially the female ones) who enable me to escape in their writing. I know that you and Pat have had a major part in the success of these incredible authors. Thank you for enhancing my life and the lives of many others!
I am re-reading The Sunday Wife and Same Sweet Girls next. What an amazing man your husband was! I'm so thankful that you were in his life and brought such peace and joy to him. (I am also thankful that you are such a gifted writer and wrote this book to let readers like myself into the life that you shared.) I am a SC girl now living in Louisiana but hope to get back to my home state when my husband retires.
Meanwhile, I appreciate the many SC authors (especially the female ones) who enable me to escape in their writing. I know that you and Pat have had a major part in the success of these incredible authors. Thank you for enhancing my life and the lives of many others!
wrote on March 27, 2020
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2:48 pm
No other author, with the exception of Pat Conroy, has ever made me feel the range of emotions that I went through as I read your beautiful tribute to your husband. I remember crying when he passed because there would never be another book from him. But your stories of your life together brought back so many memories for me, as I'm sure it did for you as you wrote it. Thanks for sharing all these treasures with his fans. We may have lost a great writer but your words will help keep him alive in our hearts and minds.
wrote on March 18, 2020
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6:03 pm
Ms. King:
We just got back from a one month stay on Fripp Island (February). Thanks to Pat, we fell in love with the Low Country. We stayed in the Fiddlers Cove area. During our stay on this beautiful island we visited the house you stayed at with Pat on the island. We also visited Pat's grave and the Penn Center on St. Helena's Island. My wife and I just finished your memoir, "Tell Me a Story", such a wonderful story, thank you for sharing your life with Pat.
We just got back from a one month stay on Fripp Island (February). Thanks to Pat, we fell in love with the Low Country. We stayed in the Fiddlers Cove area. During our stay on this beautiful island we visited the house you stayed at with Pat on the island. We also visited Pat's grave and the Penn Center on St. Helena's Island. My wife and I just finished your memoir, "Tell Me a Story", such a wonderful story, thank you for sharing your life with Pat.
wrote on March 16, 2020
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3:28 pm
Dear Ms. Conroy,
Thank you for your wonderful book. I laughed and cried. Such a personal journey and I am grateful to have shared parts of your life. I have loved reading Pat's books (came to know you as an author as well).
Before he passed, I was set to send a letter to him thanking him. Having lived some of the characters he was able to beautifully express the heartbreak and hope. Especially for how he was raised and how it affected his adult life. He gave insight into his own life and gifts.
I believe Pat Conroy - wrote across your heart, then tucked your spirit inside his pocket for safekeeping, on his walk home. I wish you a healed heart and joy to remember all your moments with your love and years together. You were both so blessed to have found each other. Thank you so much for including so many, I wish you well.
Be well and happy. Continue writing!
Lisa (Toronto, On. Canada)
Thank you for your wonderful book. I laughed and cried. Such a personal journey and I am grateful to have shared parts of your life. I have loved reading Pat's books (came to know you as an author as well).
Before he passed, I was set to send a letter to him thanking him. Having lived some of the characters he was able to beautifully express the heartbreak and hope. Especially for how he was raised and how it affected his adult life. He gave insight into his own life and gifts.
I believe Pat Conroy - wrote across your heart, then tucked your spirit inside his pocket for safekeeping, on his walk home. I wish you a healed heart and joy to remember all your moments with your love and years together. You were both so blessed to have found each other. Thank you so much for including so many, I wish you well.
Be well and happy. Continue writing!
Lisa (Toronto, On. Canada)
wrote on March 6, 2020
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6:30 pm
Cassandra,
What a loving way to remember your husband. I just finished reading and fell in love with you and your book, Tell me a Story. I love your writing and how well you told your story. I laughed and I cried.
Hope you have more to come like this one.
Thank you for coming to the Timrod Library in Summerville SC... cant wait to see you again!
Keep up the wonderful writing!!
What a loving way to remember your husband. I just finished reading and fell in love with you and your book, Tell me a Story. I love your writing and how well you told your story. I laughed and I cried.
Hope you have more to come like this one.
Thank you for coming to the Timrod Library in Summerville SC... cant wait to see you again!
Keep up the wonderful writing!!
wrote on March 4, 2020
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7:03 am
Oh My! My first autobiography and it was not disappointing. I had seen the .."Great Santini.." movie many years ago growing up in South Carolina, but didnt read or know anything of the personal nature about Pat Conroy. Cassandra brought him to life for me and every emotion throughout. My next read will be one of the Conroys!
wrote on February 27, 2020
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8:53 pm
Like many others I have just finished reading "Tell Me A Story" and feel compelled to tell you how moved I am by many factors; your raw (and real) emotion, the playful yet respectful tone you use for Mr. Pat, and the way you "cut to the chase" and immediately convey how you feel (and felt) about all manner of situations and how quickly it reaches the reader.
My wife and I have lost 5 parents and several close friends (including my best friend who reminds me of Bernie) and your story touches a very real nerve. But your final paragraph about devastation, destruction and beauty leave me with a beautiful philosophy that will carry me onward. It should be made into a poster. What a great summation of the ultimate "story!" Thank you!
My wife and I have lost 5 parents and several close friends (including my best friend who reminds me of Bernie) and your story touches a very real nerve. But your final paragraph about devastation, destruction and beauty leave me with a beautiful philosophy that will carry me onward. It should be made into a poster. What a great summation of the ultimate "story!" Thank you!
wrote on February 16, 2020
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2:46 pm
Within the hour I just finished Tell Me A Story. My eyes were constantly flooded with tears. You certainly honored your husband with such a loving tribute. A beautiful book. Thank you for sharing your lives with all of us. I know how much you must wish for him a hundred times a day. Take care of yourself. Love and prayers to you and your family.
wrote on February 11, 2020
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4:17 pm
Mrs. Conroy, I picked up your book, "Tell Me a Story" just by chance at a Books-a-Million at Brookwood Mall in Birmingham a few weeks ago. Just the cover captured my attention as I walked by. I picked it up and read more. I set it down and kept walking.
As we started to leave, I picked it up again and told my husband, I'm getting this. That night, I started reading and was gripped. I was pleasantly surprised to find out you taught at our Alma Mater, Montevallo! My husband, Drew, actually had you for a class! As you moved to Gadsden, I knew it well too. As my dad retired from Goodyear and Gadsden was our weekend stomping ground. All that to say, wow, when I finished the book and had a good cry, I felt like I knew Pat Conroy, and I'm sorry to say, I didn't know him before I read this book. Sure, I'd heard of "The Prince of Tides", but never saw the movie or read the book.
What an amazing story and so well told. I laughed, I cried, I related. I had a clear mental picture in my mind of what was happening. This was such a wonderful read and I enjoyed it so much. Thank you and God bless.
As we started to leave, I picked it up again and told my husband, I'm getting this. That night, I started reading and was gripped. I was pleasantly surprised to find out you taught at our Alma Mater, Montevallo! My husband, Drew, actually had you for a class! As you moved to Gadsden, I knew it well too. As my dad retired from Goodyear and Gadsden was our weekend stomping ground. All that to say, wow, when I finished the book and had a good cry, I felt like I knew Pat Conroy, and I'm sorry to say, I didn't know him before I read this book. Sure, I'd heard of "The Prince of Tides", but never saw the movie or read the book.
What an amazing story and so well told. I laughed, I cried, I related. I had a clear mental picture in my mind of what was happening. This was such a wonderful read and I enjoyed it so much. Thank you and God bless.
wrote on February 5, 2020
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6:06 pm
My husband is a huge Pat Conroy fan and through him I became one too. We heard Pat speak many years ago in Sarasota and I loved his sense of humor. It was a special day.
Two weeks ago, I saw a poster in our Venice, FL, library promoting a talk you were giving the next day in North Port. There was no way we could make it, but I ordered “Tell Me A Story” thinking my husband would love it. Instead, I started turning the pages and never stopped. The hours I spent with you and Pat through the pages of the book were so wonderful. I feel like a know you and that if I really did, we could be friends.
I watch a Blue Heron look for his breakfast every morning on the waterway in front of my condo. Birds are my thing. I love your sense of humor. My granddaughter goes to Samford and ironically, we have been planning a trip for spring to Beaufort.
But, one of the things I really enjoyed were the stories about the Siddons. Many years ago, I went to a Tri Delta Convention. I had never heard of Anne, but she was the key speaker. I loved her line about being afraid to show up for fear the officers would take her DDD pin away after reading her book. I started reading every book of Anne’s and I knew she and Pat were friends. But, I Also enjoyed your friendship with her... A bonus for me in reading your book.
Now I need to start reading all of your books. I am so lucky to have stumbled on the poster so that I could find another favorite author. “Tell Me A Story” is so special!!!
Two weeks ago, I saw a poster in our Venice, FL, library promoting a talk you were giving the next day in North Port. There was no way we could make it, but I ordered “Tell Me A Story” thinking my husband would love it. Instead, I started turning the pages and never stopped. The hours I spent with you and Pat through the pages of the book were so wonderful. I feel like a know you and that if I really did, we could be friends.
I watch a Blue Heron look for his breakfast every morning on the waterway in front of my condo. Birds are my thing. I love your sense of humor. My granddaughter goes to Samford and ironically, we have been planning a trip for spring to Beaufort.
But, one of the things I really enjoyed were the stories about the Siddons. Many years ago, I went to a Tri Delta Convention. I had never heard of Anne, but she was the key speaker. I loved her line about being afraid to show up for fear the officers would take her DDD pin away after reading her book. I started reading every book of Anne’s and I knew she and Pat were friends. But, I Also enjoyed your friendship with her... A bonus for me in reading your book.
Now I need to start reading all of your books. I am so lucky to have stumbled on the poster so that I could find another favorite author. “Tell Me A Story” is so special!!!
wrote on January 24, 2020
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1:56 pm
I was driving down Broadway here in Knoxville a few years ago when I saw a sign at Volunteer Ministries, part of our homeless ministry, about Pat as speaker at their annual luncheon. I called, it was that day, and there were two (2) seats left.
I took both, even though I was alone. I waited until after everyone had gone to speak to him and we talked for about 15 Min. A year or so later I was headed to Hilton Head for a golf outing (I'd gone to Charleston a few days early to enjoy the food) when I stopped in Beaufort on Saturday for lunch.
He's sitting at the table close to where I'm being put, looks at me, and says, "Knoxville, you're from Knoxville" and invited me to join him. Perhaps the best hour I ever spent, or so I thought, until I ran into him in Highlands, "Knoxville, come here..." Pat Conroy is my favorite American author, dethroning Steinbeck.
Tell Me A Story is like reading someone's diary about a friend. Damned Fine Job!
I took both, even though I was alone. I waited until after everyone had gone to speak to him and we talked for about 15 Min. A year or so later I was headed to Hilton Head for a golf outing (I'd gone to Charleston a few days early to enjoy the food) when I stopped in Beaufort on Saturday for lunch.
He's sitting at the table close to where I'm being put, looks at me, and says, "Knoxville, you're from Knoxville" and invited me to join him. Perhaps the best hour I ever spent, or so I thought, until I ran into him in Highlands, "Knoxville, come here..." Pat Conroy is my favorite American author, dethroning Steinbeck.
Tell Me A Story is like reading someone's diary about a friend. Damned Fine Job!
wrote on January 20, 2020
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5:43 pm
'Tell Me A Story' is your best book ever. Framed cover needs to be hung center on that wall with other six. So heartfelt, funny, honest & loving. Thank you for sharing such private moments.
wrote on January 18, 2020
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9:41 am
I just finished Tell Me A Story. What a wonderful book and it now has me wanting to read all your other books. You were scheduled to come to our Vero Beach Book Center this past Wednesday, but it was cancelled. I hope your schedule will allow for rescheduling of this stop. Thank you so much for sharing your love story with Pat Conroy. This earth was blessed with his writings, as we are with yours.
