Backcast
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612940633 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Fishing, lesbians and humor? Can't go wrong!" according to Amazon Customer. Absolutely loved this book! Can't wait to read it again in the future. I have always had a passion for fishing and this author nailed all the details to right down to the colors of the lures. The lesbian romance mixed into the plot with multiple different types of couples Made for a very entertaining read. Make a sequel please!!!. Five Stars Enjoyed the book, thought it wad funny.. "I felt like a bass caught on Quinn's lure" according to Elizabeta. Despite many years of reading Amazon reviews, I've never written one -- until now. I purchased the Kindle edition of "Backcast" to read on four flights over a long weekend, fully expecting all the distractions of air travel to keep me from more than a few chapters. Not so. I felt like a bass caught on Quinn's lure, unable to twist away from this fascinating book
Ann McMan is the author of five novels, including Jericho and Aftermath, and two short story collections. "I love Ann McMan."—Dorothy Allison, National Book Award finalist for Bastard Out of CarolinaWhen sculptor and author Barb Davis is given an NEA grant to pair original feminist sculptures with searing first-person essays on transitions in women's lives, she organizes a two week writing retreat with twelve of the best, brightest, and most notorious lesbian authors in the business. But in between regularly scheduled happy hours and writing sessions, the women enter a tournament bass fishing competition, receive life coaching from a wise-cracking fish named Phoebe, and uncover a subterranean world of secrets and desires that is as varied and elusive as the fish that swim the inland sea. Set on the beautiful shores of Vermont's Lake Champlain, Backcast is richly populated with an expansive cast of endearing and outrageous characters who battle writer's block, quirky locals, personal demons, unexpected attractions, and even each other during their two-week residency. For Barb and each of her twelve writers, the stakes in this fast-moving story a