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Time is a river / Mary Alice Monroe. --.
"Mia Landon travels to a mountain sanctuary in North Carolina, while she begins her recovery from breast cancer. There, in the cabin at Watkins Glenn, Mia discovers the long lost journal of a well-known fly-fisherwoman from the 1920s, Kate Watkins. Reading this journal coaxes an otherwise withdrawn Mia from her shell and gives her the desire to reconnect with the world around her. Enthralling, heartwarming, and moving, this novel captures the complexity of human connections - to the natural world, to each other, and to one's self."--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1439141770 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781416544364
- ISBN: 1416544364
- ISBN: 9781439141779 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: ix, 369 p ; cm.
- Edition: 1st Pocket Books hardcover ed. --
- Publisher: New York ; Pocket Books, 2008.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 28.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Women fishers > Fiction. Fly fishing > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Breast > Cancer > Patients > Fiction. North Carolina > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Diary fiction. Domestic fiction. Fishing stories. Psychological fiction. Diary fiction. General |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC MON (Text) | 35130000008189 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
More information
- Baker & Taylor
While recovering from breast cancer in a remote cabin in North Carolina, Mia Landan finds the journal of Kate Watkins, a 1920s fly fisher, and, inspired by Kate's example, learns to fish and uncovers many secrets around her. - Simon and Schuster
Now in mass market and a simultaneous trade paperback edition, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe&;s wonderfully insightful novel that sweeps readers away to the seductive southern landscape&;joining books by such authors as Sue Monk Kidd and Anne Rivers Siddons.
Mia Landon travels to a mountain sanctuary near Asheville, North Carolina while she begins her recovery from breast cancer. There, in the cabin at Watkins Glenn, Mia discovers the long lost journal of a well-known fly-fisherwoman from the 1920s, Kate Watkins. Reading Kate&;s inspiring words recounting her sensational adventures on the river coaxes an otherwise withdrawn Mia from her shell and gives her the desire to reconnect with the world around her. And as she learns to fish, she also uncovers surprising secrets that span generations&;and a hidden scandal that has the power to change not only her own life, but also those who live at Watkins Glenn.
Filled with her trademark evocative prose and rich emotional drama, Time Is a River delves into the complexity of human connections in extraordinarily relatable and touching ways.
