Time Is A River by Mary Alice Monroe
Mia Landa is recovering from breast cancer in a mountain cabin near Asheville, NC, when she discovers the journal of a sensational fly fisher of the 1920s, Kate Watkins. The inspiring words of a woman she never knew finally lure Mia from her shell to connect once more with the world around her. As she learns to fish, she uncovers secrets that span generations–secrets that have the power to change no only her life, but the lives of those in her new community.
Mary Alice Monroe’s novel explores how we survive in life. It is in facing tragedy and hardships that we see who we really are and how much strength we have hidden in reserve. The story is about the transformation our lives can undergo when we feel we have lost everything. It is in finding new inspiration and discovering new passions that we really see how happiness and pleasure are never far away.
Monroe has written a beautiful novel that speaks to our inner fears and also helps inspire hope. It is for anyone who has ever felt betrayed by love…or by life.
Monroe often uses nature as a theme and it is this aspect of her novels that really helps them come alive. You can see, smell and feel every part of Time Is a River, and it will leave you hungry for more.
