Salmon Fishing in the Yemen:
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.

The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce:
'You really love me don't you?' she said. 'Of course I do.' 'It's
hard to tell because you never talk much. You've never really had
any fun in your life at all, have you?' 'No, but that's about to
change.' Late one summer evening, Wilberforce - rich, young, work-
obsessed and self-contained - makes an unexpected detour on the way
home from the software company he owns and unwittingly takes the
first step on a journey that will change his life.
His uncharacteristically impulsive act leads him to the door of
Caerlyon Hall, to the vast undercroft beneath it, and the domain
of Francis Black, a place where wine, hospitality and affection
flow freely. Through Francis, the eccentric and enigmatic owner of
Caerlyon, Wilberforce is initiated into a life he could never have
imagined: a life rich in the promise of friendship and adventure,
where, through his new set of friends, with their shooting parties
and stately homes, the possibility of finding acceptance, and even
falling in love, seems finally to be within his reach. As his
horizon broadens and his heart expands, Wilberforce becomes
a willing pupil to Francis's master, and in the cellars of Caerlyon
he nurtures a new-found passion for fine wine. But even the finest
wine can leave a bitter aftertaste, and Wilberforce will learn that
the undercroft holds some unpalatable secrets, and that passion
comes at a price. Chronicling the vintage years of Wilberforce's
life, The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce is a dazzling,
haunting story of obsession and addiction, of loyalty and betrayal.

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