{"title":"Dougal Rillstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eDougal Rillstone's works offer a captivating journey through personal histories woven with reflections on nature and heritage. His writing often explores the intimate connections between place and identity, inviting readers to experience vivid landscapes alongside heartfelt memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable for enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, Rillstone's storytelling is marked by its thoughtful insight and evocative prose, making each book a compelling portrait of life shaped by time and environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"upstream-on-the-mataura-by-dougal-rillstone-9780473513078","title":"Upstream on the Mataura","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDougal Rillstone was born in Gore, close to the Mataura River, over seventy years ago. The river was both swimming pool and playground during his childhood. One summer’s evening, while he stood chest deep in a long pool, facing downstream towards the fading light, he became mesmerised by the sight of rippling rings left by rising trout on the otherwise smooth surface. He has been haunted by moving water ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUpstream on the Mataura\u003c\/em\u003e, Dougal has captured the essence of his lifelong connection with the Mataura River. While angling, and fly-fishing in particular, anchor his attachment, the book is as much a meditation on landscape and moving water as it is about angling. It is also about the communities the river runs through, the friendships sustained by fly-fishing, and a love of the river and its tributaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first section of the book offers a clear-eyed view of the beauty, challenges and hardship involved in his 240-kilometre walk upstream from the coast at Fortrose to the source of the river, in the Eyre Mountains. Following are twelve stories that traverse his connection with the river, from his earliest recollections through to the present time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47900704112876,"sku":"9780473513078","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dougal-rillstone.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}