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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Paul Torday

Start date: October 18, 2011

Finish date: November 18, 2011

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Why we're reading this: 'This is a wonderful, enjoyable read...Written in a highly accessible pastiche of memos, letters, intervi…more
[close] 'This is a wonderful, enjoyable read...Written in a highly accessible pastiche of memos, letters, interview excerpts, journal entries and emails, Fishing, encompasses everything from the science of salmon spawning to the war in Iraq. But all these elements merely give structure to the story: a lovely musing on how risking it all - however much it may be perceived as foolish or ridiculous, can bring hope and faith and love to the most bleak of outlooks...'

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Dec 31, 2007 Nigel rated it liked it

A light enjoyable read that is easily devoured in a few sittings. It's a quirkily impressive debut novel from a 60 year old engineer/fisherman! It is laced with humour and optimism as well as taking a satirical swipe at Yes Ministering and spin doctoring. The format of diary extracts, emails, interviews and articles is used throughout to good effect to flesh out the story and main characters who are largely sympathetically drawn, though the machinations of the the PM's Director of Communications ...more

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