Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

An extraordinary; beguiling bestselling tale of fly-fishing and political spinning; of unexpected heroism and late-blooming love... 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 for ever. 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.