Fly Fishing the River of Second Chances: Life, Love, and a River in Sweden Book

ennifer Olsson had a successful fly-fishing career in add-ition to being a wife, mother, and co-owner of a tackle shop in Bozeman, Montana, when she got an invitation to Sweden. A riverkeeper named Lars was trying to attract attention to his river, Idsjstrmen, which was being rescued from abuse and overfishing. There she fell in love-with the country, with the river, and with its keeper. Life was realigned. Jennifer and Lars Olsson would spend half their time in Sweden, half in Montana. For Jennifer, moving to Lars's rural village seemed the stuff of fairy-tale romance-until she and her son Peter were hit by culture shock. Starting a life with a Swedish riverkeeper-and, for Lars, with an American fly-fishing guide-would take patience. Luckily, anyone who fishes has patience in abun-dance. Here is a memoir about second chances and not letting them go.Read More