City Lights Bookstore

Join conservationist and novelist George Ivey, of Canton, for a reading from his new book, Up River, on Friday, March 5th at 7:00 p.m. The novel tells the story of Peter Bailey, who is trying to save and restore a river in the southern Appalachians. Fred Chappell's description is superb:  

"Up River shows what it is like to go against the stream in a good cause. George Ivey gives us a fascinating story, filled with folks friendly and threatening, cheery and cranky. The subjects this fast-paced novel addresses are as important as they are plentiful. Everyone who has ever been a stranger in a new place will sympathize with Peter Bailey; everyone who has tried to beat long odds will cheer for him. And anyone who reads Up River will learn how perilous is the balance of nature—and human nature. Entrancing.”

— Fred Chappell, poet and author of Brighten the Corner Where You Are

Up River: A Novel of Attempted Restoration (Paperback)

By George Ivey

$16.95

ISBN-13: 9781608441648
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dog Ear Publishing, 09/01/2009

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