Goodnews River

This collection of 22 stories set on fabled waters from Alaska to Baja confirms Scott Sadil's reputation as a writer of literary fiction in the best sporting tradition. The stories capture the beauty of wild fish and the waters and landscapes where we find them and go beyond the fishing to explore relationshipsbetween parents and children, husbands and wives, siblings, lovers, and friendsthe real life situations that evoke the same win-lose drama played out between anglers and their prey. A master of language and sophisticated storytelling, Sadil brings a warm-hearted appreciation to the graceful messiness of human lives, especially the momentssometimes humorous, always intimatewhen we're hooked to something we feel certain we care about more than anything else in our lives.