Pete Fromm Livres

Marnie et Taz ont tout pour être heureux. Jeunes et énergiques, ils s'aiment, rient et travaillent ensemble. Lorsque Marnie apprend qu'elle est enceinte, leur vie s'en trouve bouleversée, mais le couple est prêt à relever le défi. Avec leurs modestes moyens, ils commencent à retaper leur petite maison de Missoula, dans le Montana, et l'avenir prend des contours plus précis. Mais lorsque Marnie meurt en couches, Taz se retrouve seul face à un deuil impensable, avec sa fille nouvellement née sur les bras. Il plonge alors tête la première dans le monde inconnu et étrange de la paternité, un monde de responsabilités et d'insomnies, de doutes et de joies inattendus. La Vie en chantier est une histoire qui touche au coeur. Pete Fromm écrit magnifiquement sur la vie qui donne toujours une seconde chance à celui qui sait la saisir. (payot.ch)

2016 Montana Book Award Honor Book From the Author of Indian Creek Chronicles and the Winner of Five PNBA Awards, Pete Fromm’s New Memoir Sees His Return to the Wilderness to Explore a Life Lived in the Wilds. Twenty-five years after his beloved memoir Indian Creek Chronicles, Pete Fromm was asked to return to the wilderness to babysit more fish eggs. No longer a footloose twenty-year-old, at forty-five, he was the father of two young sons. He left again, alone, straight into the heart of Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness, walking a daily ten-mile loop to his fish eggs through deer and elk and the highest density of grizzly bears in the lower forty-eight states. The Names of the Stars is a trek through a life lived at its edges. From loon calls echoing across Northwood lakes to the grim realities of lifeguarding in the Nevada desert, through the isolation of Indian Creek and years spent running the Snake and Rio Grande as a river ranger, Pete seeks out the source of his passion for wildness, while exploring fatherhood and mortality and all the costs, risks, and rewards of life lived on its own terms.

Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book AwardIndian Creek Chronicles is Pete Fromm's account of seven winter months spent alone in a tent in Idaho guarding salmon eggs and coming face to face with the blunt realities of life as a contemporary mountain man. A gripping story of adventure and a modern-day Walden, this contemporary classic established Fromm as one of the West's premier voices."Honest, lyrical, and full of a kind of an ineffable wonder. Anyone who has ever loved a place truly will surely love this book."--Pam Houston, author of Cowboys Are My Weakness

After meeting at a boatman's bash on the Snake River, river runners Maddy and Dalt embark on a lifelong love affair. They marry on the banks of the Buffalo Fork, sure they'll live there the rest of their days. Forced by the economics of tourism to leave Wyoming, they start a new adventure, opening their own river business in Ashland, Oregon: Halfmoon Whitewater. They prosper there, leading rafting trips and guiding fishermen into the wilds of Mongolia and Russia. But when Maddy, laid low by dizzy spells, with a mono that isn't quite mono, both discovers she is pregnant and is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, they realize their adventure is just beginning. Navigating hazards that dwarf any of the rapids they've faced together, Maddy narrates her life with Dalt the way she lives it: undaunted, courageous, in the present tense. Driven by her irresistible voice, full of wit and humor and defiance, If Not For This is a love story like no other.

Award-winning writer Pete Fromm presents a compelling debut novel that explores themes of resilience and human connection. Set against a vivid backdrop, the narrative delves into the complexities of relationships and the challenges faced by the characters. With rich, evocative prose, Fromm crafts a story that captures the essence of life's struggles and triumphs, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences. This poignant work showcases the author's skill in storytelling and character development.

Admiring his characters and their hopeful approaches to everyday challenges, the author showcases his skill in storytelling. Night Swimming highlights the resilience and depth of human experiences, further solidifying Pete Fromm's standing as a leading writer in contemporary literature.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CLAIRE DANES, JAMES MARSDEN AND SARAH BOLGERAs Cool As I Am "... packs an emotional punch that sneaks up from behind... Fromm creates an engrossing coming-of-age saga that cuts to the essence and shines."( Seattle Times).As a teenager pretty much left to raise herself, Lucy Diamond is a narrator with a radiant yet guarded heart. As she races at breakneck pace toward womanhood, everything is at stake for her, producing an urgency and dread that she holds at bay with humor and grace. But while Lucy charges ahead, her mother's youth is fading. Simultaneously embracing and resisting their similarities, Pete Fromm reveals both women's emotional vulnerabilities and their deep mutual need.Conveyed through dialogue that is both laugh-aloud-funny and true, Lucy stands out in contemporary literature for her large heart and inimitable grit.A Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book of the Year

Exploring the profound themes of friendship, love, and fatherhood, this big-hearted novel delves into the emotional complexities of relationships. It highlights the grace found in connections with friends and family, emphasizing the depth and patience required in love. The story offers a heartfelt reflection on the unique privileges and challenges of being a father, inviting readers to appreciate the intricate bonds that shape our lives.