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'A father shares the joys of fly-fishing with his daughters. In this eloquent memoir...[Mark] Hume vividly conveys the sensory details of their adventures and the stunning surroundings...A heartfelt, beautifully written celebration of the wonders of nature and comfort of family.' -Kirkus STARRED Review Fishing was Mark Hume's passion since he was a young boy, a lifeline through a childhood marked by his family's frequent moves. When he became a father, he knew he wanted to pass on his love of water, fishing, and the natural world to his daughters. Most of all, he wanted to give them hope for their future even as they were coming of age during uncertain times. As soon as they were old enough, Mark taught his girls how to read the water and see the patterns in nature. He showed them how to cast, how to catch fish and release them, and - only when needed - how to kill them. He discovered that fly fishing and fatherhood require many of the same skills: patience, flexibility, and the knowledge of when to reel in and when to let go. Illuminating and heartfelt, Reading the Water is a much-needed, positive story about a father raising daughters, and a meditation on finding faith in a deep connection with the natural world.

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This is glorious... truly brilliant. -Roy MacGregor, award-winning journalist and author of A Life in the Bush Reading this book I found myself feeling more hopeful ... Not just about the environment, but importantly, about men as fathers. -Sandy Shreve, author of Suddenly So Much and Waiting for the Albatross I have never gone fishing and probably never will. That matters not one bit when it comes to this memoir; I was hooked. It is a lyrical contemplation of life-beautifully written, smartly observed. It was like I was out there in nature with Mark and his family; I could almost feel the mountain air, the river water, as I drank in every word. -Marsha Lederman, Western arts correspondent for the Globe and Mail

This is glorious... truly brilliant. -Roy MacGregor, award-winning journalist and author of A Life in the Bush Wohlleben confronts [climate change] directly. He is trenchant in his critique of tree plantations and wood-pellet-power plants, which claim to help the climate but, he argues, end up destabilizing it further. -The New Yorker Reading this book I found myself feeling more hopeful ... Not just about the environment, but importantly, about men as fathers. -Sandy Shreve, author of Suddenly So Much and Waiting for the Albatross

An immensely profound look at how fly fishing has been 'a way of navigating life'-a joyous celebration of how it has mingled with the seasons, the rivers, and the author's close family. I loved Reading the Water. -Nick Lyons, author of Spring Creek This is glorious... truly brilliant. -Roy MacGregor, award-winning journalist and author of A Life in the Bush Reading this book I found myself feeling more hopeful ... Not just about the environment, but importantly, about men as fathers. -Sandy Shreve, author of Suddenly So Much and Waiting for the Albatross I have never gone fishing and probably never will. That matters not one bit when it comes to this memoir; I was hooked. It is a lyrical contemplation of life-beautifully written, smartly observed. It was like I was out there in nature with Mark and his family; I could almost feel the mountain air, the river water, as I drank in every word. -Marsha Lederman, Western arts correspondent for the Globe and Mail

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Mark Hume is an award-winning environmental journalist and author of four books, including the acclaimed River of the Angry Moon. He was formerly a national correspondent and columnist with the Globe and Mail, BC bureau chief for the National Post, and a senior correspondent with the Vancouver Sun. Based in Vancouver, he has fly fished in British Columbia for fifty years.

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