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Catching on: Love With an Avid Fly Fisher
 
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Catching on: Love With an Avid Fly Fisher (Paperback)

by Carol J. Morrison (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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"Catching On" is neither a "how-to" fishing book nor a typical collection of fishing essays. It is an exploration of a relationship infused with one partner's passion for fly fishing. The author's professional background, working with couples in her therapy practice, combined with her marriages to obsessed men, make her uniquely qualified to illuminate the ups and downs of relationships.

A delightfully different, fresh collection, and a cross-over between outdoor and mainstream literature, "Catching On" makes an ideal gift.



From the Author

I believe in love. I believe it can last. I believe, as Ed tells me in the first chapter of "Catching On", that "marriage can be like fishing--the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable". I believe that "Catching On" is a gift--one from my soul to the reader's, and that thoughtful people will gift others with it. I believe, in every activity, not just fishing, that process is more important than outcome. I believe that "Catching On" is a tribute to women, to men, to fly fishing, and to honoring our loved one's passions.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lively and loving look at marriage, Jul 2 2003
By john c purdy (Santa Fe, NM United States) - See all my reviews
I thought this was a delightful insight into a marriage: How Carol learned to put up with a husband (her third!) who was a minister, a psycho-therapist, and an avid fly fisher. That's a potent combination of committements--in addition to a committment to marriage. Well written, especially the descriptions of trout fishing. I am a trout fisherman.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A joyous journey, April 1 2003
By Jane A. Kirkpatrick (Moro, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
I found myself inside Carol Morrison's Catching On. Carol is a fine and perceptive story-teller, a blend of Kathleen Norris and Erma Bombeck. Few books lend themselves to being read out loud, even fewer have the depth, wisdom and wit of this woman's so you want to. I read it out loud to my husband cherishing many moments with someone who is learning who they are while loving a soul so different and yet so similiar to themselves. We've been there, discovering we can do more than we thought and that in the process we're gifted with treasures we otherwise might have missed. Catching On is one of those treasures. Don't miss it. Well done.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must, Aug 28 2002
By "susi17" (Bothell, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This was a terrible book to bring on vacation. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. This was my first family visit in three years and I didn't want to seem antisocial or immpolite!

Ms. Morrison's vignettes were vivid, humorous, insightful, and often bittersweet. Life's serendipiditious moments are captured and clarified in a way that honors humanity - humbled or exalted but always human. It is also a unique glimpse on marriage from a marriage counselor.

Her rich ancedotes on fly fishing alone would make this book worth reading yet it provides much much more. Definitely A MUST.

I plan to give this book as a gift to many friends since it is perfect for a man or woman, young or old.

I just loved it!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read and re-read this one!
Catching On is a memoir that rings with honesty and sings with the humor of real life. You don't have to have a passion for fly fishing, or even be in a relationship with a... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2002 by Donna Thompson

5.0 out of 5 stars A line on loving...
Loved this book! I read this book cover to cover in an evening, enjoying it as I would a pleasant conversation with a friend. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars A warm & wonderful journey.....
I laughed, often cried at every one of Carol's life stories. Her insecurities, her annoyances, her tender learnings, herloving and her being loved are so completely her own, and... Read more
Published on Jun 11 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Rule Me With a Gentle Hand
I recently purchased this book and couldn't put it down until I finished it. The story depicts real people learning to cope with the difficulties of modern love and marriage... Read more
Published on Jun 10 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars Introduction is good, but...
The introduction is good, and shows some insight. But the rest of the book is a description of the minutia of her husbands love of fly fishing and her love of her husband... Read more
Published on Jun 4 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars A gentle memoir about love, fly fishing, and faith in God
Carol Morrison's Catching On: Love With An Avid Fly Fisher is a gentle series of essays about love, fly fishing, and faith in God. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2002 by Midwest Book Review

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