Faithful Travelers

by James Dodson

Book Overview

In Final Rounds, James Dodson told the poignant story of the golf trip of a lifetime with his terminally ill father. Now, armed with a fly-fishing rod and reel, he embarks with his seven-year-old... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553106449
• ISBN13: 9780553106442
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

If you are the father of a young daughter, you owe it to yourself to read this book!

A gentle, charming tale

If you are expecting to learn a lot about fishing, or about human relationships and all those difficult questions, this is not the book for you. But if you want a well written, charming story of a father and daughter trip out west, this is a great read. It manages to avoid being over sentimental, raises a few interesting questions, doesn't pretend to have the answers but ripples by as enjoyably as a relaxing day on a good stream.

Very touching for fathers with little girls

This book represents the how we (fathers of daughters) feel about the fear of having our little girls grow up and away from us. I'm a new father and this book drives home my priority to spend every minute with my little angel.

20th Century Literature at its best

20th Century Literature is usually a term reserved for gaudy, existential, stream of consciousness drivel that lays down a subjective take on the sensuality of the day we live in without attempting to make any sense of it. I found this book to be a refreshing departure, a very human story told by I man I find easy to understand as he tries to make sense of situations that I find all too easy to relate to. Most importantly, there is an overriding sense of value, love, worth, interdependence, and genuine warm humanity. I don't feel an attempt to encapsulate a brief series of experiences to wring the emotion from it in a sensational or glamorous way, but rather a down to earth exposition of real life, told with a feeling of assurance that it does all tie together, life does have meaning, it does make sense, love is real, if a bit poignant, someone is watching over us, the past has validity, and there is definite reason to have hope and positive expectations for the future. A beautiful book. Don't miss it.

Not as good as "...Midlife Crisis", but worth the effort.

For any parent who has experienced the heartbreak of a dissolved marrage and the effects on children, this book will bring sad memories. It will also allow the reader to recognize that only time will help. The author gets a little long winded at times on topics unrelated to the major themes of the book... father-daughter relationships & fly fishing as a metaphor on life. I found myself skimming through sections, but if the reader can forgive some incorrect information on the geography of the west... and the sources of some rivers... the father's letter to her daughter, near the end of the book, is well worth the time. Glad I read it...