The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly
A Novel
by Lewis K. Schrager
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Pub Date Aug 20 2025 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
David Nichols never expected to venture into Alaska’s remote wilderness –let alone as a fly fisherman. A medical researcher who prefers logic over unpredictability, David lives in a world of facts—until his brother Larry’s cancer shatters that certainty. Larry endures the misery and danger of his treatments by tying extraordinary fishing flies and imagining northern rivers alive with salmon and rainbow trout. After surviving the treatments, he invites a reluctant David on a fishing adventure in the wilds of Alaska.
As David struggles with Alaska’s harsh beauty alongside his brother and their group of fly-fishing diehards, he finds himself an outsider in this world driven by obsession and passion. Between the brothers, old wounds resurface, while David is drawn to Kathy Sands, a member of their fishing party burdened with her own tragedies. In one extraordinary evening, David must navigate the fine line between emotional bonds and reason as he joins a covert expedition fueled by revenge. In the moonlight, choices emerge, forcing him to confront not only his adversaries but his deepest fears and desires.
In an unforgettable journey, The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly offers a powerful examination of family bonds, transformation, and finding meaning in life’s most unpredictable waters.
Advance Praise
"Compelling, moving and vivid, The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly fully transports this reader to another world (Alaska, fishing). Each character is utterly distinct, their relationships are complex and real, and the nature descriptions are wonderful."
—Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children and This Strange Eventful History
"I'm a fisherman, and typically a quarter of the way through a book about fishing, I want to stop reading and go fishing. Schrager's devoted, passionate novel made me just keep reading, not go fishing."
—Richard Ford
"Challenges the classic A River Runs Through It with a wilderness experience that probes heart, mind, and soul as well as relationship dilemmas. The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly is an unforgettable read."
—Midwest Book Review
"The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly masterfully weaves adventure, emotion, and self-discovery into a superb story with memorable characters. This novel hooks you from the first page and lingers long after the final cast."
—Tim Wendel, author of Rebel Falls
"Written with a scientist's precision and a poet's eye for detail, this singular novel explores how people carrying different kinds of trauma - from cancer, terrorism, or war - create unlikely bonds. By turns meditative and thrilling, lyrical and raw, The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly illuminates how even the most wounded souls can help each other navigate back toward life."
—LorI Banov Kaufmann, author of Rebel Daughter
"Set in the unspoiled wilderness of Alaska, The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly is both a gripping tale filled with surprising plot twists and a poignant love story. In his debut novel, Lewis Schrager takes the reader on a unique journey that is both mythic and universal."
—Henry Hart, 17th Poet Laureate of Virginia, Mildred and JB Hickman Professor of English & Humanities, College of William and Mary
"A deeply moving literary journey through grief, brotherhood, and the healing wilderness of Alaska. Author Lewis K. Schrager has a way of telling a story that makes you physically feel it."
—Readers' Favorite
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798992719918 |
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