Bøker av John Hershey

These stories aren't about fly fishing. They describe what happened as a result of it. You won't read about trophy catches or be overwhelmed with arcane technical jargon. You'll read about the writer's relationship to the activity wherein he chronicles lessons learned, weaknesses exposed, human truths revealed; pleasant serendipities, senses of place. Not everything you'll read is true. After all, a "e;true fishing story"e; is an oxymoron and why spoil a good story with the truth? What's true and what's not? For you to decide. Most of it is.

Careful, you might get what you've always wantedMeet Fenton Carmody who got everything he ever thought he wanted: a pretty wife, a job as a small college basketball coach, a Victorian house in a small Minnesota town. Now he's not so sure. He can't keep his wife and loses his child. His professional path is approaching a dead end; he drinks too much beer for his own good and the college's new dean is looking for reasons to fire him. To find his way, he consorts with an iconoclastic barber, a retired sculptress, a quirky team, a beautiful woman who owns a mysterious past, a widow on crutches, and an adopted stray dog. Then he encounters the challenge of resolving a rocky relationship with his father who unexpectedly arrives in town for an indefinite stay. Mix college basketball with a little magic, some intrigue, a bit of stargazing, a touch of romance, and some fly fishing and see where this offbeat story leads.