A brilliant blend of memoir and biography, The Catch is a stunning meditation on poetry and nature, and a quiet reflection on what it means to be a father and a son.
It is in the midst of a swirling river, casting a line, that Mark Wormald meets Ted Hughes.
He stands where the poet stood, forty years ago, because fishing was Ted Hughes' way of breathing - and because the poet's writing has made Mark understand that it has always been his way of breathing, too.
Using Hughes's poetry collection River and his fishing diaries as a guide, Mark returns again and again to the rivers and lakes in Britain and Ireland where the poet fished. At times, he uses Ted's fly patterns; at others his rods. It is an obsession; a fundamental connection to nature; a thrilling wildness; an elemental pursuit. But it is also a release and a consolation, as Mark fishes after the sudden death of his mother and during the slow fading of his father.
| ISBN: | 9781526644213 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 2023 |
| Author: | Mark Wormald |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Circus an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
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A brilliant blend of memoir and biography, The Catch is a stunning meditation on poetry and nature, and a quiet reflection on what it means to be a father and a son.It is in the midst of a swirling river, casting a line, that Mark Wormald meets Ted Hughes. He stands where the poet stood, forty years ago, because fishing was Ted Hughes' way of breathing - and because the poet's writing has made Mark understand that it has always been his way of breathing, too.Using Hughes's poetry collection River and his fishing diaries as a guide, Mark returns again and again to the rivers and lakes in Britain and Ireland where the poet fished.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, People / Places, Sports, Poetry Books for Children, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes was written by Mark Wormald and published by Bloomsbury Circus an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes has 336 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
