Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Registered by Plum-crazy of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 12/12/2021
This book is in a Controlled Release!
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Plum-crazy from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, December 12, 2021
Blurb: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.
Well this book had never appealed to me but I took the plunge & I have to say, albeit surprisingly, I did quite enjoy it.
In particular I liked the way the story was told in a mixture of emails, letters & diary entries. All-in-all a very pleasant surprise & not the dry, boring book I had envisaged (though I don't know what had led me to think that other than I associate fishing with being tedious), it struck me as being a sort of bizarre amalgamation of "Yes, Minister" & Adrian Mole!
A very pleasant surprise though it did taper off at times....
Well this book had never appealed to me but I took the plunge & I have to say, albeit surprisingly, I did quite enjoy it.
In particular I liked the way the story was told in a mixture of emails, letters & diary entries. All-in-all a very pleasant surprise & not the dry, boring book I had envisaged (though I don't know what had led me to think that other than I associate fishing with being tedious), it struck me as being a sort of bizarre amalgamation of "Yes, Minister" & Adrian Mole!
A very pleasant surprise though it did taper off at times....
Journal Entry 2 by Plum-crazy at Debut Novel, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, February 10, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (2/10/2023 UTC) at Debut Novel, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Added to my "DEBUT NOVEL" Bookbox which will be travelling again before long
Released as part of the 2023 HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES Challenge (#8)
Released as part of the 2023 HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES Challenge (#8)
I read this book ages ago and it has stuck in my mind. I have taken it from the debut novels bookbox as I wish to release in the wild in remberence of a late dear friend who was a massive fan of this novel.
Given to a friend who knew my late friend who loved this book.