The Myth
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The scene is set during the harsh winter of ’63, where we meet the two main characters. Young Stan Peacock is a typical boy who likes nothing better than to be climbing trees, catching spiders and beetles and, more importantly, being beside water – any water, from the smallest pond to a flowing stream, and it is this fascination with water that sees him begin a journey, and a passion, that will last a lifetime.
"Many miles away, the fry from many fish are struggling to survive the harshest of winters, and many of them will fail. But of those that are strong enough to survive there is one, a Common carp, which just might grow to become the most sought after of specimens."
The story sees these two lives move inexorably towards a final meeting place, but in the meantime Stan must decide which path his angling should take, and the Common must endure many more challenges if it is to reach its potential.
There are, of course, many other colourful characters to aid or hinder both Stan and the Common on their journey through the years, and the final outcome is still in the balance as their paths eventually cross.
Keith has used his knowledge of fishing, and love of the sport and all its heroes and villains, to tell a tale that will resonate with fishermen everywhere. From those first exhilarating twitches of a red-tipped float, to the camaraderie and friendship that only a sport like angling can provide. Whether you are happy strolling the banks of a rippling stream, trotting a worm beneath those willow fronds, or prefer sitting behind three rods, waiting for the catch of a lifetime, this book will amuse and resonate with you just the same.
A prime fishing novel, one of the first of it's kind to be written. This story introduces many of the characters to Keith's acclaimed book 'The Keeper' (also available on Kindle) and is an essential and enjoyable prequel.
Keith Jenkins
Having been a fisherman and an avid book reader for about four decades it seemed a natural progression to combine the two and start writing about my experiences, opinions and general views on carp angling. I began writing magazine articles in the early eighties, and the pride of getting them published spurred me on to write more. By the mid nineties I was writing a regular column in a popular monthly magazine, which led to people asking if I would write a book. The usual way to write about ones fishing experiences is autobiographically, but I wanted to try something a bit different so I decided to write a novel and six months later, in 1999, I completed The Myth. It was well received initially, and seemingly achieved a sort of cult status over the following years; it still entertains anglers to this day. The story is quite timeless, following the gradually converging paths of a young boy and a small, but rapidly growing fish over four or five decades. After the publication I thought that was it; my excursion into novel writing was complete and I could sit back and bathe in the faint glow of recognition. But then people started to ask whether there was going to be a sequel. Initially I said 'No!' but the more it filtered through, the more my mind began to create characters and a storyline. The result was The Keeper, which came out in 2010, and that also received many plaudits. Being ten years further on in my life, the book was a little different from The Myth - the same as my outlook on fishing and life in general was different from a decade earlier - and the storyline and characters reflected that. The result, from my point of view, was a more rounded novel but opinions are still divided as to which is the better of the two. People who have read both generally like them both, but 'favourites' are difficult to pick. The question now is whether there will be a third and, once again, the answer had been 'No!' until a few months ago when, once again, my mind started its subconscious creative process. So, at this moment, a framework is in my head and a few scribblings on scraps of paper are starting to accumulate, the next book it seems is a work in progress...
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