List $19.95

Written by Pat Conroy and Suzanne Williamson Pollak - Audio book narrated by Pat Conroy - Abridged Nonfiction - 3 COMPACT DISCS - 3 hours

Publisher, Random House Audiobooks (November 2004)

"[Author Pat Conroy's] recollections range from hilarious to poignant. But throughout, he easily convinces listeners to share his opinion that 'cooking and story-telling make the most delightful co-conspirators." --Publishers Weekly

"This audiobook is the story of my life as it relates to the subject of food. It is my autobiography in food and meals and restaurants and countries far and near. Let me take you to a restaurant on the left bank of Paris that I found when I was writing The Lords of Discipline. There are meals I ate in Rome while writing The Prince of Tides that ache in my memory when I resurrect them. There is a shrimp dish I ate in an elegant English restaurant, which passed out Cuban cigars to all the gentlemen in the room after dinner, that I can taste on my palate as I write this. There is barbecue and its variations in the South, and the subject is a holy one to me. I write of truffles in the Dordogne Valley in France, cilantro in Bangkok, catfish in Alabama, scuppernong in South Carolina, Chinese food from my years in San Francisco, and white asparagus from the first meal my agent to me to in New York City. Let me tell you about the fabulous things I have eaten in my life, the story of food I have encountered along the way."

Narrated by the author himself, the audiobook is filled with great stories. Stories about people, places, great meals, and a life lived large, by one of the most beloved literary figures of our time.

Includes 5 recipe cards and a Q&A with the author!

About the Authors: Pat Conroy is the bestselling author of The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, and My Losing Season.

Suzanne Williamson Pollak, author of Entertaining for Dummies, was the spokesperson for Federated Department Stores on the subject of cooking and home entertaining.