Witty and wandering memoir about the pursuit of happiness – indeed paradise – through all things “fishological”, which include travelling about and stillness, people and solitude, childhood and a long look back through adulthood. (Presumably Pope Gregory I meant ‘anglers’ all along.)
The Lightning Thread: Fishological Moments and The Pursuit of Paradise
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978147118655427/05/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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A book that is about history, especially that of Connell's native Ireland, quite as much as it is about running long distances.
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