The River Home: An Angler's Explorations

The River Home: An Angler's Explorations

In this remarkable collection of essays and stories, winner of the Best Book of the Year Award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Jerry Dennis demonstrates why he has emerged as one of America's finest writers on nature and the outdoors. In prose that has drawn comparisons with John Voelker, Sigurd Olson, and Aldo Leopold, Dennis celebrates the simple pleasures and complex challenges of family life, the allure of giant trout, the sacredness of secret places, and such wonders as bad weather, quirky fishing companions, and the occasional naked angler. Ranging from northern Michigan to Iceland, Chile, and the fabled rivers of the American West, The River Home is a passionate record of a life lived fully, crafted with clarity, insight, and good humorâ€”by a writer gifted with an instinct for what matters.

PRAISE:
"This bright and sharply written book is a guide to a life lived consciously, a prerequisite and bonus of the sport done well." ~Lisa Faye Kaplan, USA Today

â€œOne hesitates to refer to Jerry Dennis as an â€˜outdoorâ€™ writer or The River Home as a book about â€˜fishingâ€™; both have far transcended their respective genres. Dennis is an extraordinarily gifted writer, and these beautifully written essays and stories â€“ warm, wise, and funny â€“ use angling to explore the timeless themes of family, friendship, home, and a manâ€™s place in the natural world. Never cynical â€“ even in the face of the loss and change that haunt all fishermen â€“ always contemplative and celebratory, The River Home is a perfect gem.â€ ~Jim Fergus, author of A Hunterâ€™s Road

â€œJerry Dennis is on his way to becoming a giant of classic outdoor literature." ~Vin Sparano, Outdoor Life

â€œCollections of essays about the outdoors and fishing crowd the shelves, but Dennisâ€™s fresh writing and marvelous insights merit special attention. This fine collection will appeal to fans of Hal Borland, W.D. Wetherell, and Nick Lyons, as well as to those who enjoy the essays of fiction writers William Tapply and Thomas McGuane.â€ ~Booklist

â€œEven if youâ€™ve never pulled on a pair of waders, you should read this funny and wise book about fly fishing â€“ and a lot more.â€ ~Georgia Times-Union

â€œWhether you are a fisherman or not, the authorâ€™s clear prose is compelling and a pleasure to read.â€ ~Chattanooga Free Press

"Jerry Dennis writes of fly fishing as well as anyone, in both essays and short stories, blending a lyric prose style with an uncommonly sharp eye and a generous imagination." ~W. D. Wetherell, author of North of Now

â€œHere are some of the best stories about growing up in the outdoors since Hemingway wrote the Nick Adams stories.â€ ~Flint (Michigan) Journal

â€œIn this book, Dennis elevates the typical â€˜outdoorâ€™ essay, usually a mere recollection of adventures while hunting, fishing, camping, canoeing, or pursuing other outdoor activities. He has transcended the typical by blending in elements of â€˜natureâ€™ writing: observation, research, speculation about the world in which the sportsman places himself.â€ ~The Oakland Press

â€œJerryâ€™s style is comfortable and readable. I found myself laughing out loud at some of his situations and contemplating deeper meanings in others.â€ ~Midwest Fly Fishing

â€œEarly on in The River Home, Jerry Dennis makes a distinction between hearing and listening: â€˜We hear traffic and airport noise. We listen to laughing children and hooting doves; to wind-stirred aspen, trout sipping mayflies.â€™ Well, listen up, Jerry Dennis writes words to listen to, and you wonâ€™t want to miss one.â€ ~Pete Fromm, author of Dry Rain and Indian Creek Chronicles

â€œThe River Home is a delightful book. In fact it is one of the most enjoyable fishing books that I have ever read. Itâ€™s the kind of book you could read in one sitting." ~River Watch
Country USA
Manufacturer DCA, Inc.
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-18
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	DCA, Inc.
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-01-18
Format	Kindle eBook

The River Home: An Angler's Explorations

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