The Brennen Siding Trilogy |
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| Author:
| Curtis, Herb |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86492-193-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Goose Lane Editions
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The complete Brennen Siding Trilogyis now available in a single volume. Brennen Siding, a hamlet on a small tributary of the famous Miramichi River, is home to an unforgettable crew -- Dryfly and Palidin Ramsey and Dry's friend Shadrack Nash; Shirley Ramsey, Dry and Pal's homely, destitute mother, and Nutbeam, the floppy-eared hermit she marries; the American sports who come to the Cabbage Island Salmon Club to fish; and the "lads" who guide them.
Dry, Shad and Pal,...
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The complete Brennen Siding Trilogyis now available in a single volume. Brennen Siding, a hamlet on a small tributary of the famous Miramichi River, is home to an unforgettable crew -- Dryfly and Palidin Ramsey and Dry's friend Shadrack Nash; Shirley Ramsey, Dry and Pal's homely, destitute mother, and Nutbeam, the floppy-eared hermit she marries; the American sports who come to the Cabbage Island Salmon Club to fish; and the "lads" who guide them.
Dry, Shad and Pal, young teenagers in The Americans Are Coming, make some headway into maturity in The Last Tasmanian. By the end of The Lone Angler, when Palidin realizes what will happen to his beloved Atlantic salmon if he sells his secret of catching a fish on every cast, all three have launched themselves into adulthood. The boys' adventures gently lead the reader to reflect on the nature of humans and the place of humans in nature. Running through it all is the magical, mysterious river and the legendary Atlantic salmon.
The Last Tasmanianwon the 1992 Thomas Raddall Award and was a finalist for a Commonwealth Book Prize. The Americans Are Comingis a successful stage play.