After reading the title we didn’t know quite what to expect - one of our group got some very funny looks when she told friends what she was reading!

We needn’t have worried, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a sharp, witty and sometimes touching read that pokes fun at relationships and nonsensical politics very much in the style of BBC favourite Yes Minister. The style of writing - the story is told via a series of emails, government minutes, newspaper reports and interviews - is particularly clever.

The characters are mostly well-drawn; the protaganist Fred makes for a sympathetic hero as he proves faith, hope and love can triumph over spin.