{"product_id":"the-river-swimmer-paperback","title":"The River Swimmer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Among the most indelible American novelists of the last hundred years. . . .  Harrison] remains at the height of his powers.\"--Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Trenchant and visionary.\"--Ron Carlson, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-seller, enthusiastically received by critics and embraced by readers, \u003ci\u003eThe River Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e is Jim Harrison at his most memorable: two men, one young and one older, confronting inconvenient loves and the encroachment of urbanity on nature, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity. In \"The Land of Unlikeness,\" Clive--a failed artist, divorced and grappling with the vagaries of his declining years--reluctantly returns to his family's Michigan farmhouse to visit his aging mother. The return to familiar territory triggers a jolt of renewal--of ardor for his high school sweetheart, of his relationship with his estranged daughter, and of his own lost love of painting. In \"The River Swimmer,\" Harrison ventures into the magical as an Upper Peninsula farm boy is irresistibly drawn to swimming as an escape, and sees otherworldly creatures in the water. Faced with the injustice and pressure of coming of age, he takes to the river and follows its siren song all the way across Lake Michigan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe River Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptional reminder of why Jim Harrison is one of the most cherished and important writers at work today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Two years have gone by since I first suggested to President Obama that he create a new Cabinet post, and appoint distinguished fiction writer Jim Harrison as secretary for quality of life. The president still has not responded to my suggestion. . . .  \u003ci\u003eThe River Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e] deepens and broadens  Harrison's] already openhearted and smart-minded sense of the way we live now, and what we might do to improve it.\"--Alan Cheuse, NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirty-six books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. He divides his time between Montana and Arizona.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228831924473,"sku":"9780802122209","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YkhOMVlZSDJpNCtvdjlFRy9GN0w4QT09.webp?v=1768296418","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-river-swimmer-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}