Description
A skeptical British fisheries scientist is drawn into an extraordinary plan to establish a salmon river in the arid highlands of Yemen, a project conceived by a wealthy sheikh with an unwavering belief in the possible. What begins as an implausible assignment soon becomes a high-profile political spectacle, forcing him to navigate government spin, logistical challenges, cultural differences, and the scrutiny of the media. Alongside the elegant project manager, he finds his orderly life unsettled and begins to reconsider his assumptions about faith, love, ambition, and the limits of reason. Told with wry humor and sharp social observation, this imaginative novel explores how an impossible dream can transform the people who dare to pursue it.
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paperback
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published Jun 14, 2007
352 pages
ISBN: 9780753821787
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Details
First Published
2007
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday.