About the Book: River Stories
River gods and nymphs frolic in Ovids mythic telling. The trickster Coyote
reroutes a river in a Native American tale. A set of stone steps at the shore of
the Ganges bears witness to heartbreak in Rabindranath Tagores 'River Stairs,
and Mark Twain floats his rebellious heroes on a raft to freedom. Kenneth
Grahames Rat and Mole explore their local waterway in a rowboat, and Ernest
Hemingways war-weary veteran finds peace while catching trout. From The Wind in
the Willows to Huckleberry Finn, from Hemingways 'Big Two-Hearted River to Alice
Munros 'The Found Boat and Zadie Smiths 'The Lazy River, the