Synopses & Reviews
Review
“A charming excursion into a lost world of shadowed waters.”—NY Times Book Review
Synopsis
The River Is Home revolves around a Mississippi family’s struggle to cope with changes in their rural environment. What young Skeeter’s family lacks in material possessions, they make up for in their rich friendships, fierce loyalty, and simple rituals. The river along whose banks they live figures prominently in their lives. Its food supply, floods, and new steamboats are a source of life and death.
Patrick Smith’s first novel, The River Is Home met with critical acclaim and launched his career as a novelist.
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Award winning Florida novelist Patrick Smith s first novel, The River Is Home revolves around a Mississippi family s struggle to cope with changes in their rural environment. Poor in material possessions, Skeeter s kinfolk are rich in their appreciation of their beautiful natural surroundings. The river on which they live with its food supply, steamboats, and floods figures strongly in their lives as the source of life, change, and death. Though their life is a simple one, it s filled with friendship, loyalty, love, and compassion."
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Born and educated in Mississippi, Patrick Smith moved to Florida in 1966. In 1995 he was selected by the Southern Academy of Letters, Arts and Sciences for its highest literary award, the Order of the South. In 1999 he was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, the state’s highest cultural honor. A Land Remembered has been honored with the Tebeau Award by the Florida Historical Society. Mr. Smith’s other books are also available from Pineapple Press: The Beginning, Forever Island, Angel City, and Allapattah. In addition, a DVD entitled Patrick Smith’s Florida: A Sense of Place highlights Mr. Smith’s writing and his travels and work around the state.
Synopsis
The River Is Home revolves around a Mississippi family’s struggle to cope with changes in their rural environment. It is the story of Skeeter, a young boy growing up in a family poor in material goods but rich in the appreciation of their natural surroundings. The river they live on is the source of life—and death.
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Born in Mississippi, Pat Smith has lived in Florida since 1966, writing about its nature and people. He also wrote A Land Remembered, Allapattah, Forever Island, and Angel City, all available from Pineapple Press.
About the Author
Merritt Island, Florida