Synopses & Reviews
When
New York Times bestselling author Linda Greenlaw goes fishing, she catches us all hook, line, and sinker.
A riveting and uproarious collection of true tales of fishing and adventure at sea by Linda Greenlaw author of the New York Times bestsellers The Lobster Chronicles and The Hungry Ocean.
Just before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other fishermen, who are sitting on the periphery attentively listening, decide to weigh in with yarns of their own.
All Fishermen Are Liars brims with true stories of the most eccentric crew member, the funniest episode, the biggest fish, and the wildest night at sea. Denizens of the Dry Dock drift in and out as the bar begins to swell with rounds of drinks and tales that increase in drama. Here are some of the greatest fishing stories ever all relayed by Linda Greenlaw in her inimitable style.
All Fishermen Are Liars will give readers what they have come to love and expect from Linda Greenlaw luminous descriptions and edge-of-the-seat thrills. It's the perfect book for anyone who loves fishing and the sea.
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"Greenlaw is a terrific spinner of sea stories anyone's sea stories. In her recounting of them, the conversational style surges with confidence. Suspense is her friend, and she plays with pace like an old pro who's used to telling long jokes without ruining the punch lines." New York Times Book Review
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"Greenlaw's writing is appealing, her style easy and pleasant....Each of the book's barroom tales, mixed with excessive drinking and the puffing of egos, conveys the feel of the wind, the sting of the salt air, and the acrid smell of fish guts and diesel fumes to all those eavesdroppers willing to lean a littler closer in." L. E. Rich, Rocky Mountain News
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"Greenlaw retells some choice big ones that otherwise would have gotten away and, in the bargain, makes an honorary crew member out of anyone who cracks open her book." Joe Kurmaskie, The Oregonian
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"These yarns enchant even as they remind us that angling, no matter where experienced, offers the sort of escape into simplicity and adventure that explains why it is both a way of life and one of America's most popular sporting activities." Library Journal
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"[T]hese stories are spun out with such ease that you'd need tweezers to lift out the malarkey embedded in otherwise true material....A crackling collection of fishing yarns." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Just before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other fishermen, who are sitting on the periphery attentively listening, decide to weigh in with yarns of their own.
All Fishermen Are Liars brims with true stories of the most eccentric crew member, the funniest episode, the biggest fish, and the wildest night at sea. Denizens of the Dry Dock drift in and out as the bar begins to swell with rounds of drinks and tales that increase in drama. Here are some of the greatest fishing stories ever--all relayed by Linda Greenlaw in her inimitable style.
All Fishermen Are Liars will give readers what they have come to love and expect from Linda Greenlaw--luminous descriptions and edge-of-the-seat thrills. It's the perfect book for anyone who loves fishing and the sea.
Synopsis
In All Fisherman are Liars, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Drydock in Portland just before Christmas. The surly captain of her first fishing expedition, Alden has seen his share of mishaps and adventures while at sea. When Linda shares memories of navigating her ship through one of the worst storms she's ever seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tale of terror and survival while other fishermen sit on the periphery attentively listening before jumping in with stories of their own. The stories will focus on such things as the most eccentric crew members, the funniest episode, the biggest fish, and the wildest story. The characters will draft in and out with the rounds of drinks with tales of their own dramatic moments, increasing in pitch and decreasing in believability as alcohol is consumed.
Synopsis
inda Greenlaw, the New York Times bestselling author of The Lobster Chronicles and The Hungry Ocean, brings us a riveting and uproarious collection of tales of fishing and adventure at sea.
About the Author
Linda Greenlaw has been a deep-sea fisherman for 18 years, becoming the first and only female swordfish captain in the Grand Banks Fleet. This career earned her a prominent role in Sebastian Junger's runaway bestseller, The Perfect Storm and a protrayal in the subsequent film. She was raised in Maine and graduated from Colby College. Greenlaw now lives on Isle au Haut, Maine, where she captains a lobster boat.