| Drifting with the River Gods Contributor(s): Quigley, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1903464420 ISBN-13: 9781903464427 Publisher: Collins Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: This chronicle about a river and river people is a cross between Cannery Row and Huckleberry Finn. Rivers have been magnets for young boys who as grown men never lose their love of them. Young Martin Quigley had an uncle, an expert boatman and fisherman, who reared him and introduced him to trout and salmon angling, and to life, in their backyard river, the Suir (Waterford and Tipperary). This memoir is about one idyllic Irish summer in 1961 when eleven-year old Martin finds happiness, but it's laced with sadness and despair. This is a world of rogues and poachers, mavericks and bailiffs: two rascals who would kill for a feed of eels: three brothers who loved the river and thought they knew it all; Harry, who abandoned fishing because of ghostly visions; and Dalt, an outstanding angler always fighting against the drink. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Rivers |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003374639 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.92" W x 7.84" (0.39 lbs) 155 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: His devoted uncle, an expert boatman and fisherman, raised and introduced Martin Quigley to trout and salmon angling, and to life, in their backyard river at the shaping age of seven. It began a lifelong passion with rivers, lakes and waterways. The River Gods takes us on a different journey via the experiences and speculations of an eleven-year old boy ripe for adventure during one idyllic 1960s summer when he finds happiness but meets despair also. This chronicle about a river and river people is Cannery Row crossed with Huckleberry Finn. On the banks of the Suir meet Aggie and Fibber who would kill for a feed of eels; the Three Wyse Men who loved the river and thought they knew it all; poachers who spawn a devilish plot to outwit the bailiff; Harry Duggan who was turned from his favourite sport by nocturnal visions; the Dalt, an outstanding angler but martyr for the drink. Packed with adventure, mischief and humour, and tinged with sadness, this is a soulful and reflective insight into nature and people as seen through the eyes of a boy. It is also a compelling and high-spirited tribute to Quigley's native Clonmel. |