[Les Picker]

I also love Conrad's writing. I loved Prince of Tides, but Beach Music left me cold. I thought that Streisand had cut off more than she could chew with POT, but in the end I thought she did a creditable job. I'm not a Nick Nolte fan, but I got a glimpse of his acting skills in the scene where he is in therapy with Streisand and when that painful recollection comes up from his dark corners, there is this ever-so-slight facial twitch that was pure brilliance. Having said that, the book was infinitely better.