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Zusatztext Utterly! utterly brilliant. Informationen zum Autor Paul Torday burst on to the literary scene in 2007 with his first novel! SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN! an immediate international bestseller that has been translated into 28 languages and has been made into a film starring Ewan McGregor! Kristin Scott Thomas and Emily Blunt. His subsequent novels! THE IRRESISTIBLE INHERITANCE OF WILBERFORCE! THE GIRL ON THE LANDING! THE HOPELESS LIFE OF CHARLIE SUMMERS! MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY! THE LEGACY OF HARTLEPOOL HALL and LIGHT SHINING IN THE FOREST! were all published to great critical acclaim. He was married with two sons by a previous marriage! had two stepsons! and lived close to the River North Tyne. He died at home in December 2013. Klappentext Film tie-in edition to the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. PRAISE FOR"SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN""" "[At] its heart is Jones's journey from skepticism to belief." --"The New York Times" "Torday's clear talent is striking such a variety of notes, from soulful to satirical, and making them work as one bracing, bittersweet whole."--Michael Upchurch, "The Seattle Times" "Paul Torday's debut novel is about an impossibility. It is also about belief in the impossible, and belief itself. And the remarkable thing is that a book about so deeply serious a matter can make you laugh . . ."Salmon Fishing"is extraordinary indeed, and a triumph."--"The Guardian"(London) Film tie-in edition to the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. Zusammenfassung Film tie-in edition to the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.
