
Bitten
My Unexpected Love Affair with Florida
Andrew Furman(Author)
University Press of Florida
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2014
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-8130-4975-5 (ISBN)
Description
When Andrew Furman left the rolling hills of Pennsylvania behind for a new job in Florida, he feared the worst. While he'd heard much of the fabled "southern charm," he wondered what could possibly be charming about fist-sized mosquitoes, oppressive humidity, and ever-lurking alligators.
It wasn't long before he began to notice that the real Florida right outside his office window was very different from the stereotypes portrayed in movies, television, and even state-sponsored tourism advertisements. In Bitten, Furman shares his amazement at the beautiful and the bizarre of his adopted state. Over seventeen years, he and his family have shed their Yankee sensibilities and awakened to the terra incognita of their new home.
As he learns to catch snook a wily fish that inhabits, among other areas, the concrete-lined canals that crisscross the state and seeks out the state's oldest live oak, a behemoth that pre-dates Columbus, Furman realises that falling in love with Florida is a fun and sometimes humbling process of discovery. Each chapter highlights a fascinating aspect of his journey into the natural environment he once avoided, from snail kites to lizards and cassia to coontie.
Sharing his attempts at night fishing, growing native plants, birding, and hiking the Everglades, Furman will inspire you to explore the real Florida. And, if you aren't lucky enough to reside in the Sunshine State, he'll at least convince you to unplug for an hour or two and enjoy the natural beauty of wherever it is you call home.
It wasn't long before he began to notice that the real Florida right outside his office window was very different from the stereotypes portrayed in movies, television, and even state-sponsored tourism advertisements. In Bitten, Furman shares his amazement at the beautiful and the bizarre of his adopted state. Over seventeen years, he and his family have shed their Yankee sensibilities and awakened to the terra incognita of their new home.
As he learns to catch snook a wily fish that inhabits, among other areas, the concrete-lined canals that crisscross the state and seeks out the state's oldest live oak, a behemoth that pre-dates Columbus, Furman realises that falling in love with Florida is a fun and sometimes humbling process of discovery. Each chapter highlights a fascinating aspect of his journey into the natural environment he once avoided, from snail kites to lizards and cassia to coontie.
Sharing his attempts at night fishing, growing native plants, birding, and hiking the Everglades, Furman will inspire you to explore the real Florida. And, if you aren't lucky enough to reside in the Sunshine State, he'll at least convince you to unplug for an hour or two and enjoy the natural beauty of wherever it is you call home.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Florida
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8130-4975-5 (9780813049755)
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Andrew Furman is professor of English at Florida Atlantic University and teaches in its MFA programme in creative writing. His most recent book is My Los Angeles in Black and (Almost) White.