Chasing the Sun

by Christopher Fahy

To Chamberlain College in the small Maine town of Garfield comes Harry Callahan, a Maine-born aging and dyspeptic poet, to receive an honorary degree. He gets the degree all right, but in the process... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 091300684X
• ISBN13: 9780913006849
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Puckerbrush Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good novel about an ornery poet

"Chasing the Sun" is about a poet named Harry Callahan and the college librarian assigned to keep him company, Nathan Ross. I liked this book, but I'm not sure what to say about it. (I'm sure I'll be back someday to write a more helpful review.) Nathan Ross invites poet Harry Callahan to Chamberlain College to give a commencement speech to the graduating class. In exchange, Callahan will receive a check, an honorary doctorate, and a tour of the neighboring town, Limerock, which was Harry's hometown but hasn't been seen by him for 30 years. Nathan Ross acts as the narrator, but he isn't the book's main character. Callahan is the focus of the book, and you will meet many of his old friends and learn about the tragedies and accidents that occurred while Harry was a young man in Limerock. The book was very entertaining and absorbing, sometimes funny, and even emotionally affecting, particularly near the end. I'm a fan of all of Christopher Fahy's books. I recommend "Chasing the Sun" and many of Fahy's other works including "The Lyssa Syndrome" and "Nightflyer".