Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Pinch punch first of the month...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday is a compelling and beautiful novel about an idea to put salmon in the Yemen. Dr Jones is convinced it won't work but when he becomes blackmailed into taking the job he begins to embrace it along with his boss (the Sheik) and co-worker Miss Chetwode-Talbot a.k.a Harriet. The novel is made up of a series of diary extracts, letters, emails and interviews that tell the story of events through the eyes of 5/6 characters. As the project is underway the novel tackles some serious issues of loss, stress, divorce and romance but proves that there really is something called faith!

I also recently went to see the film which was also very good but I found as it progressed it differed from the novel entirely! Despite this I would still recommend it- just read the novel first if you are going to!!

Let me know which you prefer/your thoughts on either :)

Ellie xx