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It is the year 1965, a year rife with change in the world -- and in the life of a boy whose tragic loss of innocence leads him to the healing landscape of the Ozarks. Haunted by indescribable longing, twelve-year old Harry is turned over to two enigmatic guardians, men as old as the hills they farm and as elusive and beautiful as the trout they fish for -- with religious devotion. Seeking strength and purpose from life, Harry learns from his uncle, grandfather, and their crazy Sioux neighbour, Elias Wonder, that the very pulse of life beats from within the deep constancy of the earth, and from one's devotion to it. Amidst the rhythm of an ancient cadence, Harry discovers his home: a farm, a forest, a mountain stream, and the eye of a trout rising.
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Haunted by a troubled past, a young boy is turned over to two enigmatic guardians, men as old as the hills they farm and elusive as the trout they fish. Seeking strength and purpose from life, the boy learns that the very pulse of life beats from within the deep constancy of the earth, and from one's devotion to it. Amidst the rhythm of an ancient cadence, he discovers his home: a farm, a forest, a mountain stream, and the eye of a trout rising.
Haunted by a troubled past, a young boy is turned over to two enigmatic guardians, men as old as the hills they farm and elusive as the trout they fish. Seeking strength and purpose from life, the boy learns that the very pulse of life beats from within the deep constancy of the earth, and from one's devotion to it. Amidst the rhythm of an ancient cadence, he discovers his home: a farm, a forest, a mountain stream, and the eye of a trout rising.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A truly beautiful work that will stand the test of time.,
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This review is from: The Earth is Enough: Growing Up in a World of Flyfishing, Trout and Old Men (Paperback)
Harry should take his place next to other great authors. Themessage that this book carries is in the depth of caring and a universal consideration for life, along with the message that these things do not come from the material comforts on which we have we have come to depend. I think of this book and its lessons often in this era when our children eat drugs like candy, flock to the artificiality of backsteet urban culture and shoot each other just to "belong". I think it offers a moral reality that they yearn for. I agree with the reviewer from WA, this should be made by Redford into a movie. Maybe with Newman or Ralph Waite with some of the old" Walton" cast (especially the narrator). Does anyone know how to contact him? This book will remain number one on my bookshelf. Its too bad we lost Harry so early. Now we have to hope some publisher will buy the rights and re-issue "Starlight Creek Angling Society" so the rest of us can read the continuing saga.
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An American Classic,
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This review is from: The Earth is Enough: Growing Up in a World of Flyfishing, Trout and Old Men (Paperback)
I was fortunate to have purchased a 1st edition of this book in 1996 and consider it to be one of the indispensible books in my personal library. I am a regular volunteer at the local public school and this is the one book I take to the school to read to the high school literature classes every year. This book is not a book about fishing but a book about life. Buy this book for your friends, family, and English teachers, I do!! A book to be treasured, truly an American Classic. Lynn
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brought me extreme pleasure!,
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This review is from: The Earth is Enough: Growing Up in a World of Flyfishing, Trout and Old Men (Paperback)
A story that grabs you immediately and holds you tight. What a great experience! I'm sure no young man would ask to live in a world without modern conveniences and yet I'm sure Harry wouldn't have traded his life for that of any other. Sure impressed me, so much so that immediately sent the book off to my son the minute I finished it. Only wish I could find it in a library edition. It's a book to be treasured.
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