Paul Torday - Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

HARDBACK VERY GOOD CONDITION - Dr. Alfred Jones has many reasons to be content with his life. His latest paper 'Effects of Increased Water Acidity on the Caddis Fly Larva' looks set to cause a stir on the pages of Trout & Salmon; his job as a fisheries scientist is satisfactory; and he and his wife; Mary; have just celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary - for which she gave him a replacement electric toothbrush. So why does he feel as though something is missing? "When he is asked to become involved in a project to create a salmon river in the highlands of the Yemen; Fred rejects the idea as absurd. But the proposal catches the eye of several senior British politicians; who feel it might distract the media's attention from the less welcome stories coming out of the Middle East. It's not long before the wheels of government start spinning; and the publicity-savvy PM is talking about the project on television. Fred finds himself forced to set aside his research and instead figure out how to fly ten thousand salmon to a desert country ... and persuade them to swim there." "The project is the brainchild of a Yemeni sheikh: a devout and wealthy man; whose love of salmon fishing and whose fervent; unwavering conviction that the impossible can be made possible; eventually; and astonishingly; inspires Fred; overpowering all his rational objections - and infuriating his wife." "When Fred meets Harriet Chetwode-Talbot; the sheikh's elegant and beautiful land agent; the cracks that have begun to form in his carefully managed existence grow even wider; and as they both embark on an extraordinary journey of faith - and fishing - the diffident Dr. Jones will discover a sense of belief; and a capacity for love; and for heroism; that surprises himself; and all who know him."