Reading the Water, Mark Hume
Reading the Water, Mark Hume
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Reading the Water
Fly Fishing, Fatherhood, and Finding Strength in Nature

Author: Mark Hume

Narrator: Jim Denison

Unabridged: 8 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2022

Synopsis

“A father shares the joys of fly-fishing with his daughters in this eloquent memoir…[Mark] Hume vividly conveys the sensory details of their adventures and the stunning surroundings…A heartfelt, beautifully written celebration of the wonders of nature and comfort of family.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Fishing was Mark Hume’s passion since he was a young boy, a lifeline through a childhood marked by his family’s frequent moves. When he became a father, he knew he wanted to pass on his love of water, fishing, and the natural world to his daughters. Most of all, he wanted to give them hope for their future even as they were coming of age during uncertain times.As soon as they were old enough, Mark taught his girls how to read the water and see the patterns in nature. He showed them how to cast, how to catch fish and release them, and—only when needed—how to kill them. He discovered that fly fishing and fatherhood require many of the same skills: patience, flexibility, and the knowledge of when to reel in and when to let go.Illuminating and heartfelt, Reading the Water is a much-needed, positive story about a father raising daughters, and a meditation on finding faith in a deep connection with the natural world.

About Mark Hume

Mark Hume is an award-winning environmental journalist and author of four books, including the acclaimed River of the Angry Moon. He was formerly a national correspondent and columnist with the Globe and Mail, BC bureau chief for the National Post, and a senior correspondent with the Vancouver Sun. Based in Vancouver, he has fly fished in British Columbia for fifty years.

About Jim Denison

Jim Denison is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner and a Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Voice Arts Award nominee. He has experience as an actor on a variety of television shows and movies, appearing on Netflix, HBO, the National Geographic Channel, Investigation Discovery, and other networks, as well as appearances and voice-overs in regional and national television and radio ads. A Florida native, he has worked and traveled in many locations within the United States and abroad. For five years he hosted religious programs broadcast from several Caribbean radio stations. He changed careers to voice-over and audiobook narration after forty years of working with Christian churches in Florida, Texas, Trinidad and Tobago, Alabama, South Carolina, Maryland, and Kentucky. Jim and his wife of over thirty-five years, Renee, currently reside in southern Indiana near Louisville, Kentucky. They have two grown daughters. He holds two master's degrees and a doctorate.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Molly on January 12, 2025

The author writes of very personal and emotional experiences. Just when you think you’ve invaded someone’s personal diary, he ties it with emergent themes of the natural world and you’re back to feeling you’re sharing stories around a campfire. I felt this book move at a pace of a river; at times ve......more

Goodreads review by Russell on May 31, 2022

I have always wanted to spend more time with nature and now I know why. Reading The Water helped me to see the connection that can be made with family, friends and self by spending time in nature and in particular fishing. Mark Hume brings his experiences to life in a meaningful way and explains how......more

Goodreads review by Matt on January 10, 2023

Amazing book! I would give this book ten stars if I could. I mostly read for escapism; humorous fantasy, light science fiction, airy cozy mysteries. As I get older (nearing fifty now), I find myself pondering many of the same questions that Mr. Hume grapples with. Thank you for this extraordinary rea......more

Goodreads review by Cameron on November 22, 2022

A beautiful book in so many ways. Enjoy every day on the water and with those you love......more

Goodreads review by Wesley on June 17, 2023

I love buying and reading these types of books. Boats, yachts, historical events and books about the sea are generally excellent. If there are sequels in your series, I would love to read them. The beauties of owning the books of important authors cannot be discussed. I'm looking forward to your new b......more

Quotes

“Hume captures the poignancy of having once grasped a natural world teeming with exquisite, if all too vulnerable and fleeting, abundance. A must read for anyone who loves nature and cares about the earth.” Tara Neilson, author of Raised in Ruins

“An immensely profound look at how fly fishing has been ‘a way of navigating life’—a joyous celebration of how it has mingled with the seasons, the rivers, and the author’s close family. I loved Reading the Water.” Nick Lyons, author of Spring Creek

“Reading this book I found myself feeling more hopeful…Not just about the environment, but importantly, about men as fathers.” Sandy Shreve, author of Suddenly So Much

“A father shares the joys of fly-fishing with his daughters. In this eloquent memoir…[Mark] Hume vividly conveys the sensory details of their adventures and the stunning surroundings…A heartfelt, beautifully written celebration of the wonders of nature and comfort of family.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“In the tradition of Roderick Haig-Brown, and with a clear lyricism reminiscent of Wallace Stegner, Hume writes passionately about his intense connection to wild fish and the waters that sustain them. Gorgeously imagined, told with humility and grace, Reading the Water is a meditation on what it means to be a son, a father, a man wading the deep currents of his own mortality.” Kim Barnes, Pulitzer Prize finalist

“This is glorious…truly brilliant.” Roy MacGregor, award-winning journalist and author

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