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Shared to rave reviews in hardcover and purchased by DreamWorks in a significant film deal, The Big One is a spellbinding and richly atmospheric work of narrative journalism in the traditions of Fri Night Lighting. This is actually the story of any community - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - and a sporting event - the island's renowned Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby - that is rendered with the same depth, color, and mental power of the greatest fiction. Among the list of personas we meet: Dick Hathaway, a crotchety story who once captured a bluefish from a helicopter and was eventually forbidden for cheating; Janet Messineo, a recovering alcoholic who says that striped bass saved her life; Buddy Vanderhoop, a boastful Native American charter captain who courses celebrity anglers like Keith Richards and Spike Lee; and Wyatt Jenkinson, a nine-year-old fishing fanatic whose mom is fighting brain tumors. At the center of everything is five-time success Lev Wlodyka, a cagey local whose next fish will spark a storm of controversy and put the competition into turmoil. A lot more than simply a book for fishing buffs, The Big One is an exhilarating account of love and obsession and a robust testament to the dreams that keep people going.
