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Home Waters - by Joseph Monninger (Paperback)

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  • Joseph Monninger thought the worst when Nellie, his loyal golden retriever, became ill.
  • About the Author: Joseph Monninger has published nine novels and three nonfiction books, including the memoir Home Waters, and has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.
  • 192 Pages
  • Sports & Recreation, Fishing

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Monninger thought the worst when Nellie, his golden retriever, became ill. "Home Waters" is the subsequent story of his road trip with the dog, traveling out West to revisit their favorite mountain haunts and trout streams. The author tells the story of a beautiful friendship, one that is, in the end, renewed rather than ended.



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Joseph Monninger thought the worst when Nellie, his loyal golden retriever, became ill. Home Waters is the story of the road trip that Monninger decided to embark on with Nellie, traveling out West to revisit their favorite mountain haunts and trout streams. Expecting this to be their final excursion together, Monninger maps a course that includes the Wind River Range in Wyoming, the Bighorn River in Montana, and Henry Ford's River in Idaho.

Painting a loving portrait of his canine companion and the joys of fishing, Monninger recalls the life events that Nellie has seen him through and describes how, oblivious to her presumed health problems, Nellie contentedly watches bison at Yellowstone, chases a coyote, and falls head over heels for a Chesapeake retriever named Chunky. Combining the charm of John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley with the unsentimental storytelling of A River Runs Through It, Home Waters is a delightful story of a beautiful friendship--one that is, in the end, renewed rather than ended.



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"If you love fly-fishing or dogs or both, this book is a must."
--Field & Stream

"Engaging...a wonderfully affecting probe of the human-pet bond."
--Publishers Weekly

"A heartwarming memoir."
--Library Journal

"Touching."
--Boston Herald



About the Author



Joseph Monninger has published nine novels and three nonfiction books, including the memoir Home Waters, and has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. He lives and teaches in New Hampshire, where his family runs a sled-dog team.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .49 Inches (D)
Weight: .59 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Sports & Recreation
Sub-Genre: Fishing
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Format: Paperback
Author: Joseph Monninger
Language: English
Street Date: June 6, 2000
TCIN: 1008775736
UPC: 9780767905152
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-0855
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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