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In his debut novel, flat water tuesday, ron irwin uses great skill to present an engaging story that had me hooked from beginning to end. Ostensibly about the senior year of a rowing team known as the god four only god can beat them, the novel is also an. It surged forward, then coasted while i recoiled for another stroke. As the book gets underway, high school sculler rob carrey from. June 20 this time of year, as school wraps up, is always one of reflection for me. That is the question at the heart of ron irwins flat water tuesday, a deeply affecting novel about what it means to fight for love and victory, in sport and in life. Flat water tuesday by ron irwin flat water tuesday is a gorgeous book. In flat water tuesday, a brilliant debut novel by ron irwin, rob carrey finds himself. About the author ron irwin was born and raised in buffalo, new york, and attended boarding school and college in new england, where he was a member of a number of winning rowing crews. Flat water tuesday is the debut of a deft and talented new voice. But first rob must complete months of preparation driven by their captain, connor paynes vicious. Flat water tuesday library binding large print, october 1, 20.

The protagonist, rob carrey, is a successful failure, a guy who tries and tries, and with every turn hits a roadblock, but keeps on going. Set primarily in two time periods, the second senior high school year of protagonist rob carrey, and fifteen years later, the action in the novel. A stunning novel of boarding school, family secrets, deep and passionate love, and the brutal pain of sports training. Flat water tuesday ron irwin paperback books online. The novel weaves together stories of rivalry, class differences, tragedy, and romance. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. First up is flat water tuesday by ron irwin, a novel telling the story of a thirtysomething documentary maker with a messy private life and a shameful secret. Ron irwin rob carrey, the son of a workingclass cabinet maker, arrives at the fenton school with a sports scholarship for rowing and a chip on his shoulder. Flat water tuesday by ron irwin youd have to be a pretty brave author to bring yet another prep school novel into the world. Flat water tuesday is a coming of age novel that brings to life the rituals of team sports, most specifically rowing. I felt the pull of the sculls in my legs, then in my back. I know zilch about crew, and until now, could have cared less. Inside the gunnels of the rowing shell secrets are kept.

While flat water tuesday is ron irwins first novel, his narrative feels credible and real as he experienced firsthand a number of the themes reflected in his book. Novelists can present that transformation with skill or in a clumsy way. Flat water tuesday is the best debut novel ive read this year, a compulsively readable dark drama that weaves multiple storylines toward one marvelous denouement. Our main character is from a lowerclass family and has won a rowing scholarship at an elite boarding school. Find books like flat water tuesday from the worlds largest community of readers. I would have stopped reading this book if i hadnt had to read it for my book club. Amber dermont, ny times bestselling author of the starboard sea ron irwins rowing tale flat water tuesday brings to life a rite of passage that is complex, insightful, and stirring.

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Ron irwin writes with confidence and skill and authenticity in this exploration of identity and the poisonous fuel of ambition. Ostensibly about the senior year of a rowing team known as the god four only god can beat them, the novel is also an examination of teamwork, competition, pain, love and the weight of familial expectations in prose as. Flat water tuesday sighted in book passage, indy shop in marin, ca 2014, june. That is the question at the heart of ron irwins flat water tuesday, a deeply. I find myself thinking about my last year of high school and of college. In the scope of books about rowing, flat water tuesday stands out as a readable, absorbing novel that accurately depicts the mind of a competitive rower. Tell us about your novel flat water tuesday flat water tuesday is a story about a man named rob carrey who is a documentary filmmaker for national geographic. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the.

Its a book that many will be able to relate to, the themes are universal. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. A novel by irwin, ron 2014 paperback paperback 1601 4. Ostensibly about the senior year of a rowing team known as the god four only god can beat them, the novel is also an examination of teamwork, competition, pain, love and the weight of familial expectations in prose as smooth as the water the team sculls over. Flat water tuesday by ron irwin 9781250048721 booktopia. Flat water tuesday by ron irwin fisa irwin attended college preparatory school in connecticut, united states and was a rower there. I confess that i am not one of those people who keeps in touch with her kindergarten best friend or who has a large legion of friends from grade school, high school or college with whom i am still in touch, and i dont spend weekends. When documentary filmmaker rob carrey flies back to new york from a shoot in south africa to salvage his rel. I was gripped by the two opening chapters, but then the novel started to sink. It may be premature to declare ron irwins flat water tuesday the best. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Some writers do a great job jumping back and forth between the past and present, but this did not work in flat water tuesday. Thomas dunne books rob carrey, the son of a workingclass cabinet maker, arrives at the fenton school with a scholarship to row and a chip on his shoulder.

Generations of fenton men had led the rowing team, known as the god four, to victory. Ron irwins debut novel, flat water tuesday, follows rob carrey sculler. Workingclass rob receives a rowing scholarship to the fenton school, where the team captains brutal urge to win leads to tragedy. Amber dermont, new york times bestselling author of the starboard sea ron irwins rowing tale flat water tuesday brings to life a rite of passage that is complex, insightful, and stirring. Flat water tuesday author ron irwin interviewed in glamour magazine. Holter graham rob carrey arrives at the fenton school with a scholarship to row and a chip on his shoulder.

As much about the sport of rowing as it is a novel of finding oneself, not once, but again in midlife, ron irwins flat water tuesday is a testament to the pride and passion of youth, and an ode to the journey of forgiveness. Goodreads members who liked flat water tuesday also liked. Of course, i agree with tim, but would like to make a small adjustment, or should i say, addition, because while the boys in the boat for sure is the best nonfiction rowing book of 20, the award for the best fiction rowing book of that year would, without question, go to the novel flat water tuesday by ron irwin. Irwins debut novel alternates between rob carreys present, which chronicles the events leading up to the demise of his relationship with his.