This Boy's Life
Tobias Wolff
Like Maclean, Wolff looks back on a boyhood in the rugged Northwest with unsentimental clarity, capturing a difficult family bond and the ways a young man tries to become himself.
A River Runs Through It
Biographies
★★★★★4.5 (13)
About This Book
From its first sentence to the last, this novella by Norman Maclean will captivate readers with its vivid images of the Blackfoot River, its tender yet realistic renderings of Maclean's father and brother and its uncanny blending of fly fishing with the affections of the heart. "Wise, witty, wonderful . . ".--Publishers Weekly.
- Published
- 1989
- ISBN
- 9780226500607
- Category
- Biographies
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