Hostage to Fortune

By William Humphrey

Book Overview

How well can a man know his son? His wife? Himself? Ben Curtis knew the secrets of catching trout, the exhiliration of flycasting in a mountain stream, and the deep satisfaction of friendship that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385293550
• ISBN13: 9780385293556
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Extremely well written; dark, thoughtful, touching, truthful

I would be wary of recommending this book to anyone who is depressed or who is grieving a great personal loss because of the dark and despondent storyline. But there are few things that I enjoy as much as a well-written story - phrases and images so real and truthful that you have to stop and reread them several times.The book was so good that I am now amazed that I hadn't heard of it before, and nobody I've spoken to has heard of it either. I hope this book will become more widely read because it would surely become a classic.Humphrey tells the story of a man dealing with the tragedies that have disassembled his life. Part of what makes the story so touching is that the man and the tragedies are not so extreme as to be unbelievable; a universally feared scenario that is all the more feared because it is possible. Humphrey's writing is so precise and evocative that this book will thoroughly engage you and remain in your thoughts long after you've finished reading it.