{"product_id":"9781504006354","title":"My Moby Dick","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eHome from the Hill \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ordways\u003c\/i\u003e comes a charming and erudite account of what happens when the fish hooks the fisherman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the Berkshire mountains, novelist and avid outdoorsman William Humphrey discovers a gigantic, one-eyed brown trout lazing in the shallows of a roadside stream. Between three and four feet long and weighing more than thirty pounds, it is a fish too big not to be fished for. It is also, therefore, a fish too big to be caught.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Yet Humphrey resolves to do just that, and with a dry fly, no less. What follows is a season-long pursuit of the impossible as the amateur angler practices his technique, devises schemes for getting old One-eye to bite, and steels himself for the climactic showdown. Man and trout will find that they have much to learn from each other.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e One of the finest fishing stories ever published, \u003ci\u003eMy Moby Dick \u003c\/i\u003eis a small masterpiece about a whale of a fish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167328780528,"sku":"9781504006354","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504006354_p0.jpg?v=1763708873","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504006354","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}