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A River Never Sleeps
Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends an...more
Hardcover, 376 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Skyhorse Publishing
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This isn't my first reading of A River Never Sleeps, and one of the remarkable aspects of Haig-Brown's writing is how well it stands the test of time.
This book remains a fly fishing classic, and this edition is only improved with the addition of essays by Nick Lyons and Thomas McGuane.
I already reviewed A River Never Sleeps on my fly fishing site, so I'll steal a passage that feels appropriate:
This book remains a fly fishing classic, and this edition is only improved with the addition of essays by Nick Lyons and Thomas McGuane.
I already reviewed A River Never Sleeps on my fly fishing site, so I'll steal a passage that feels appropriate:
Haig-Brown’s approach to the sport is entirely genuine; he lacks g...more
It's pretty easy to see why this one's so highly regarded. Haig-Brown comes closer to over-writing at times, but doesn't, and everything's pretty straightforward in a rewarding way. There are more than just fishing exploits, but he writes those extremely well. His successes are rarely cause for self-congratulation, and his failures are never cause for misery. He seems to be perpetually exploring and learning, and it's engaging. By the mid-point of the book, I was pretty sure that I would have en...more
Les Aucoin
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My friend and fishing buddy, Jim Blomquist, gave me a copy of this fly fishing classic, originally copyrighted in 1947. Rich and evocative, it puts you into the pulse of a river.
Colossal in the genre. I read it constantly. In my estimation the finest and if I could only have one book/....
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