T A ParrishT. A. Parrish is a seasoned business executive, consultant, and avid fly fisherman. A native of Texas, he has lived and/or worked on five continents, fished widely in North America from Alaska to Pennsylvania, and golfed from Washington State to Scotland, Continental Europe, and South Africa. Raised on sports and educated in academically challenging institutions, he has been indoctrinated with ideals of fair play and skill development. With wry humor and biting insights, he creates an accurate though sometimes prickly version of maturing. His skepticism is balanced with an unrelenting optimism which does not retreat from hard observations, but also refuses to submit to the cynicism which often accompanies them. Mending is his first novel and explores concepts and characters not often associated with each other. He writes from experience in worlds that he has inhabited. Set in a universal place which many will find familiar, Mending sees and observes events in an indistinct time which are just as relevant today as they might have been half a century ago or will be half a century in the future. Read More Read Less