# The Longest Silence

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- Book: [The Longest Silence](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-mcguane/the-longest-silence) ([The Longest Silence.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-mcguane/the-longest-silence.md))
- Authors: [Thomas McGuane](https://www.bookquiver.com/thomas-mcguane)
- Publisher: yellow_jersey
- ISBN: 978-02-2406-101-8
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2001-08-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Thomas McGuane's obsession with fish has taken him from the river in his backyard to the holiest waters of the fly-fisher's world. As he travels the fish take him to many and various subjects ripe for random speculation: rods and reels, the classification of anglers according to the flies they prefer, family and memory - right down to why fishermen lie. The Longest Silence sets the heart pounding for a glimpse of moving water, and demonstrates what a life dedicated to sport reveals about life.