Jan 6, 2010

So Much Water So Close to Home | So Much Water So Close to Home

At a glance:

Author: Raymond Carver
First Published: 1977
Type of Plot: Psychological
Time of Work: The 1970's
Setting: Western Washington
Principal Characters: Claire, Stuart, Gordon Johnson, Mel Dorn, Vern Williams
Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
Subjects: 1970’s, Husbands, United States or Americans, Wives, Murder or homicide, Rape, Pacific Northwest, Fishing or fishermen
Locales: Washington

The Story

Four buddies—Stuart, the husband of the narrator, Claire; Gordon Johnson; Mel Dorn; and Vern Williams—encounter more “wilderness” than they bargain for on a backcountry fishing trip along the Naches River in western Washington. Carrying camping and fishing gear, food, playing cards, and whiskey, they hike five miles to where they want to fish. Before they finish setting up their camp, Mel finds the nude body of a young woman wedged in branches in the river. One of the men suggests that they start back immediately, but the others want to stay because they are...

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So Much Water So Close to Home | So Much Water So Close to Home

At a glance:

The Story

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