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This is the story of Dr Alfred Jones, a fisheries scientist - for whom diary -notable events include the acquisition of a new electric toothbrush and getting his article on caddis fly larvae published in 'Trout and Salmon' - who finds himself reluctantly involved in a project to bring salmon fishing to the Highlands of the Yemen - a project that will change his life, and the course of British political history forever. With a wickedly wonderful cast of characters - including a visionary Sheikh, a weasely spin doctor, Fred's devilish wife and a few thousand transplanted salmon - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a novel about hypocrisy and bureaucracy, dreams and deniability, and the transforming power of faith and love.
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Paul Torday
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- Released
- 2007
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Torday
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0753821796
- ISBN13
- 9780753821794
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Romance, Humor, Love, Contemporary Fiction, Politics, England, Great Britain, Faith, English Literature, Adapted for Film, London, Scotland, Satire, Letters, Present, Fish, English Humor, Yemen, Sheikh, Salmon
- First published
- 2006
- Original title
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Rating
- 3.35 out of 5
- Description
- This is the story of Dr Alfred Jones, a fisheries scientist - for whom diary -notable events include the acquisition of a new electric toothbrush and getting his article on caddis fly larvae published in 'Trout and Salmon' - who finds himself reluctantly involved in a project to bring salmon fishing to the Highlands of the Yemen - a project that will change his life, and the course of British political history forever. With a wickedly wonderful cast of characters - including a visionary Sheikh, a weasely spin doctor, Fred's devilish wife and a few thousand transplanted salmon - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a novel about hypocrisy and bureaucracy, dreams and deniability, and the transforming power of faith and love.