num_pages: 32
description: This is the story of a hen-pecked, slightly pompous, middle-aged scientist who finds himself caught up in what seems like an impossible project, and of how this project changes his life. In the process he becomes an unlikely, and rather loveable hero, discovers true love for himself, finds himself both a pawn and then a victim of political spin, leaves his brilliantly horrible wife, and learns to believe in the impossible.
language: English
title: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
titlecomplete: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
characters: Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, Alfred "Fred" Jones, Sheikh Muhammad
genres: Contemporary, Humor, Novels, Adult Fiction, Literature, British Literature, Audiobook, Romance, Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 15572
places: Yemen
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
category: Comic Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Exclusive Books Boeke Prize
publisher: Orion Audiobooks