Rivers of Memory [Hardcover]

Harry Middleton (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In these eight short essays, three of which have been previously published, Middleton singlemindedly demolishes the placid image of fishing with moody meditations and dark travelogues. A couple of these pieces read like creative writing class drills, and more than one is marked by florid sentiment. Nonetheless, Middleton makes direct contact with the pulse of existence that fishing provides many people. For the author of The Earth Is Enough , his beloved home waters in the southern Appalachians are the real sources of personal memory, and in re-fishing the waters of his hardscrabble youth, he shows that "fishing is not an escape from life, but a deeper immersion into it."
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 103 pages
• Publisher: Pruett Pub Co (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871088355
• ISBN-13: 978-0871088352
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,611,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master Work by A Master Writer, November 21, 2002

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Bill Kinsman (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rivers of Memory (Hardcover)

This is one of the best books I've ever read. Harry Middleton is one of those great writers few have heard of. His books are moving and inspirational. Rivers Of Memory, one of Middleton's last books, is full of wonderful warm tales of the outdoor life. If you liked "A River Runs Through It" you will also love this book. Few were published and now it is long out of print. It is very rare. I asked the publisher if it would ever be published again and they said not for a long, long time. I seen copies of this book go for[money]. Buy and read this book.