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The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly
Paperback
Publisher Price: $17.99
Publisher: Lfea Press
Published: Aug 20 2025
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
David Nichols never expected to venture into Alaska's remote wilderness - let alone as a fly fisherman. A medical researcher who prefers logic over unpredictability, David lives in a world of facts ‒ until his brother Larry's cancer shatters that certainty. Larry endures the misery and danger of his treatments by tying extraordinary fishing flies and imagining northern rivers alive with salmon and rainbow trout. After surviving the treatments, he invites a reluctant David on a fishing adventure in the wilds of Alaska.
As David struggles with Alaska's harsh beauty alongside his brother and their group of fly-fishing diehards, he finds himself an outsider in this world driven by obsession and passion. Between the brothers, old wounds resurface, while David is drawn to Kathy Sands, a member of their fishing party burdened with her own tragedies. In one extraordinary evening, David must navigate the fine line between emotional bonds and reason as he joins a covert expedition fueled by revenge. In the moonlight, choices emerge, forcing him to confront not only his adversaries but his deepest fears and desires.
In an unforgettable journey, The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly offers a powerful examination of family bonds, transformation, and finding meaning in life's most unpredictable waters.
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