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From the author of The Prince of Tides and The Water Is Wide comes a powerful novel about the turbulent relationship between a volatile Marine pilot and his family. Bull Meecham is "The Great Santini"—a man of explosiveness and grace, of beauty and recklessness, of love and cruelty. When Bull and his family are stationed on a South Carolina air base, his teenage son Ben finds himself caught between his father's demands for toughness and perfection and his own desire for a normal life. As the tension mounts, relationships fracture, secrets emerge, and young Ben must learn to navigate the complex landscape of manhood in the shadow of his mythic, flawed father. This is a moving, deeply human portrait of family dynamics, sacrifice, and the struggle between authority and individuality.