Holding Lies: A Novel - Hardcover

John Larison is a river steward, guide, and teacher, and author of the novel Northwest of Normal, which was heralded by the Denver Post as “a first-rate contribution to the novels of the West.” He lives with his family in Corvallis, Oregon.

"I rarely look at fishing fiction but I got hooked on 'Holding Lies' and consumed it in two short plane flights." --Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia

"In the tradition of 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'A River Runs Through It,' John Larison's excellent new novel, 'Holding Lies,' is a fine fishing story that transcends the genre. 'Holding Lies' explores, with great honesty, artistry, and drama, the timeless themes of family, nature, and redemption, at the same time that it creates a memorable portrait of one of the `last best places' in America." --Howard Frank Mosher, author of "Walking to Gatlinburg"

"In 'Holding Lies,' John Larison probes the mysteries of steelhead and the mysteries of man with uncommon sensitivity, insight, and skill, giving us a novel to remember." --W. D. Wetherell, author of "A Century of November"

"John Larison's writing is rich in the textures of a world where wild steelhead and uncorrupted rivers draw and hold people like a force of gravity. This book is alive with characters who are intensely, sometimes fiercely, allied with place and forced to confront what we all ultimately face--the price of our alliances, the cost of the choices we've made. And the story presents us with something as delicate as the fly fishing it evokes and as rare as the world it creates: the opportunity for a second chance. Holding Lies is not merely a fine `fly-fishing novel'; it's a fine novel, period." --Ted Leeson, author of "The Habit of Rivers"