<Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PS3553. O5198 S68 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> My Losing Season </Td> </Tr> <P> South of Broad is a 2009 novel by Pat Conroy . The novel follows the life of Leopold Bloom King in Charleston, South Carolina . It ranges from his troubled childhood to his adult life with his close group of friends . </P> <P> The story is divided into five parts . </P>

What is the central idea of south of broad