Paul Torday

Paul Torday was born in 1946 and read English Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford. He spent the next 30 years working in engineering and in industry, after which he scaled back his business responsibilities to fulfil a long-harboured ambition - to write. He burst on to the literary scene in 2006 with his first novel, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, an immediate bestseller that has been sold in 25 countries. He is married with two sons by a previous marriage and has two stepsons and lives close to the River North Tyne.

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: Film tie-in edition Paul Torday An unusual and delightful debut that all lovers of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian will adore. Normally I find novels written in emails, memos, diary entries and the like, such as this is, irritating but this succeeds... Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: Orion 20th anniversary edition Paul Torday A Special Edition of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary. Winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2007.An unusual and delightful debut that all lovers of A Short History... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall Paul Torday From the author of instant bestseller Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, comes a highly readable, witty tale of unwanted inheritance, uptight Britishness and the preservation of a lost way of life. Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)

More Than You Can Say Paul Torday November 2011 Book of the Month. Very different from his previous novels but this tightly written story with a PTSD suffering ex-soldier as the narrator is a gripping and rewarding read. Don’t be... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/10/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summers Paul Torday A sad comedy of the boom and sudden fall of the hedge funds, of the American market affecting us, of financial risk and con all wrapped round the tale of a likeable character who eventually finds redemption in a clever... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/10/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Girl on the Landing Paul Torday September 2009 Book of the Month. A ghost story … well, maybe a psychological thriller … but then again … it’s a tale of love rediscovered and it’s very clever. In fact it... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Girl on the Landing Paul Torday The author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has produced another beautiful novel, he certainly seems to be on a roll. In this story a man struggles with his identity, is he going mad or only now truly discovering... Format: Hardback - Released: 19/02/2009 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)

The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce Paul Torday September 2008 Book of the Month. The slow decline of a wine collector told backwards. We meet Wilberforce as he ascends into alcoholism and then... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Paul Torday Shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2008.Reviewed on Richard & Judy on Wednesday 25th July 2007.Winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2007.An unusual... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 14/06/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Paul Torday Winner of theBollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2007. An unusual and delightful debut that all lovers of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian will adore. Normally I find novels written in emails, memos, diary entries and the... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2007 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)