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Torday, Paul 1946-2013
Most widely held works about
Paul Torday
Most widely held works by
Paul Torday
Salmon fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday (
Book
)
91
editions published
between
2002
and
2015
in
17
languages
and held by
1,597
libraries
worldwide
A middle-aged scientist working at London's National Centre for Fisheries Excellence, Dr. Alfred Jones takes on the outlandish--and ill-fated--task of introducing the sport of salmon fishing into the Yemen River at the behest of a mysterious sheikh
Bordeaux by Paul Torday (
Book
)
41
editions published
between
2007
and
2012
in
7
languages
and held by
858
libraries
worldwide
Wilberforce, a wealthy young man, is drawn into a new world thanks to an encounter with Francis Black, a wine merchant, who introduces Wilberforce to fine wines, new friends, and his new wife, but he soon discovers that his new life comes at a price
The girl on the landing by Paul Torday (
Book
)
25
editions published
between
2008
and
2013
in
4
languages
and held by
639
libraries
worldwide
Michael is dressing for dinner at a friend's country house in Ireland. As he descends the staircase, he spots a small painting of a landing with an old linen press and the white marble statue of an angel. In the background is a woman clad in a dark green dress. During dinner, Michael comments on the painting to his hosts but they say there is no woman in the picture. When Michael goes up to bed later, he sees that they are correct. This is only the first in a series of incidents that lead Michael to question his grip on reality. His wife Elilzabeth is unsettled by the changes she sees in a man she originally married because he was dependable and steady, not because she loved him. She realises she has never really known Michael and as he changes, she sees glimpses of someone she could fall in love with. Michael, in the meantime, is disturbed by events at his family's ancestral home in the wilds of Scotland and by a past that is threatening to destroy everything, and everyone, he has ever loved
More than you can say by Paul Torday (
Book
)
20
editions published
between
2011
and
2016
in
English and Chinese
and held by
530
libraries
worldwide
A late-night gambling session ends in a bet for Richard Gaunt: can he walk to Oxford by lunchtime the next day? Gaunt sets off, and as morning breaks and the dreaming spires near, his evening's winnings look set to double. But when men in a Jeep reverse into him, scooping him off the roadside, Gaunt's life takes a very strange turn. Taken to a country house, he is kept hostage by a man with impeccable manners, Mr Khan who makes him an unusual offer - ten thousand pounds in return for a 'green card' marriage to a woman called Adeena. Traumatised by a tour of duty in Iraq, Gaunt has a cavalier attitude to life and feels he has nothing to lose
The legacy of Hartlepool Hall by Paul Torday (
Book
)
17
editions published
in
2012
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
508
libraries
worldwide
Ed Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile, but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming, he must return to Hartlepool Hall. On his return, he discovers his father has left him, amongst other things, the house & a 7 million tax bill
Salmon fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
22
editions published
between
2007
and
2012
in
English
and held by
325
libraries
worldwide
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 death of an owl by Paul Torday (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
2016
and
2017
in
English
and held by
284
libraries
worldwide
Andrew Landford is driving home one night, along a dark country lane, when a barn owl flies into his windscreen. It is an accident, nothing more. However Andrew is in line to be the country's next prime minister. And he has recently been appointed to a parliamentary committee concerned with the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Barn Owls are protected species, and it is a crime to kill one. If Andrew acknowledges that he has killed the owl, he could be risking his political career. With Andrew in the car is his old Oxford friend and political adviser, Charles Fryerne. An expert in communications, Charles has just joined the team that is masterminding Andrew's route to the Tory Party leadership, and from there to No 10 Downing Street. He has spent many years quietly building up a very successful career as a strategist. But the death of the owl threatens to destroy not only Andrew's career, but everything that Charles has worked for too. Should they come clean, or hide the story and hope it goes away?
The irresistible inheritance of Wilberforce by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
10
editions published
between
2006
and
2012
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
179
libraries
worldwide
Late on 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 and the domain of Francis Black, a place where wine, hospitality and affection flow freely. Through Franics, the eccentric and enigmatic owner of Caerlyonm, Wilberforce is initiated into a life he could never have imagined
Salmon fishing in the Yemen by Lasse Hallström (
visu
)
31
editions published
between
2011
and
2014
in
4
languages
and held by
156
libraries
worldwide
Een rijke Jemenitische sjeik Muhammed met een passie voor vissen wil Schotse zalm uitzetten in de woestijn van Jemen
Light shining in the forest by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
10
editions published
between
2013
and
2014
in
English
and held by
100
libraries
worldwide
Norman Stokoe has just been appointed Children's Czar by the new government. He sells his flat and moves up north to take up the position. However before his first salary cheque has even hit his bank account, new priorities are set for the government department for which he works. The Children's Czar network is put on hold but it is too late to reverse the decision to employ Norman. So he is given a PA and a spacious office in a new business park on the banks of the Tyne. He settles down in his new leather chair behind his new desk, to wait for the green light to begin his mission. The green light never comes
Two eerie tales of suspense by Paul Torday (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
77
libraries
worldwide
Breakfast at the Hotel Déjà Vu : Bobby Clarke arrives at a hotel on the Mediterranean shore. He is a former MP, unseated by the expenses scandal, who is now spending time abroad to recover from a major illness. The other purpose of his stay is to write his memoirs in order to demonstrate that he was unfairly pilloried for 'a minor accounting error', having valiantly served his country for 30 years. He settles into his new surroundings but it soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems. For a start Bobby seems to have no memory of the immediate past. Each time he sits down to continue his memoirs he finds only a blank page. Every morning as he comes downstairs the same scene replays itself in front of him: a young woman and her son pass him on the stairs. And what has become of his wife?
The girl on the landing by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
9
editions published
between
2011
and
2014
in
English
and held by
69
libraries
worldwide
Elizabeth has been married to Michael for ten years. She has adjusted to a fairly monotonous routine with her wealthy, decent but boring husband. But then, on a holiday in Ireland, Michael begins to change. But who - or what - is changing Michael?
More than you can say by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
7
editions published
between
2011
and
2014
in
English
and held by
26
libraries
worldwide
Richard Gaunt is kidnapped by Mr Khan, who offers him $10,000 in return for a 'green card' marriage to a woman called Adeena. Traumatised by a tour of duty in Iraq, Gaunt has a cavalier attitude to life and feels he has nothing to lose. He therefore decides to accept Khan's proposal - never imagining where this decision will take him
Two eerie tales of suspense : Breakfast at the Hotel Déjà Vu and Theo by Paul Torday (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
23
libraries
worldwide
Two of Paul Torday's intriguing and beautifully written novellas in one book. BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL DEJA VU Bobby Clarke arrives at a hotel on the Mediterranean shore. He is a former MP, unseated by the expenses scandal, who is now spending time abroad to recover from a major illness. The other purpose of his stay is to write his memoirs in order to demonstrate that he was unfairly pilloried for 'a minor accounting error', having valiantly served his country for 30 years. He settles into his new surroundings but it soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems. For a start Bobby seems to have no memory of the immediate past. Each time he sits down to continue his memoirs he finds only a blank page. Every morning as he comes downstairs the same scene replays itself in front of him: a young woman and her son pass him on the stairs. And what has become of his wife? THEO John Elliott is the recently appointed vicar of St Joseph's - a dilapidated church with a congregation of 16 and a leaky roof. Having entered the Church more by default than through any great calling, he struggles to inject some life into his ailing parish. His wife Christine longs for them to escape the endless rounds of coffee mornings and cake sales. Then Theo, a child at her school, starts to exhibit strange marks on his hands and feet that vanish almost as soon as they have appeared. What has produced these marks - is it physical violence or something stranger?
A novel in four vintages by Paul Torday (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
21
libraries
worldwide
The new novel from the bestselling author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
The hopeless life of Charlie Summers by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
6
editions published
between
2011
and
2014
in
English
and held by
15
libraries
worldwide
Hector Chetwode-Talbot, Eck to his friends, has left the army. From a privileged background, he is at a loss as to what to do next, when he is approached by an old army pal, Bilbo Mountwilliam. Bilbo runs an investment fund company & business is booming. Bilbo persuades Eck to join the company as a 'greeter'. Soon Eck can afford a luxury car and flat, and it is on holiday in France that Eck meets Charlie Summers. When Charlie appears on Eck's doorstep, intent on staying and launching his dog food business, Eck begins to question how different he really is from Charlie
The death of an owl by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2016
in
English
and held by
10
libraries
worldwide
Andrew Landford is driving home one night, along a dark country lane, when a barn owl flies into his windscreen. It is an accident, nothing more. However Andrew is in line to be the country's next prime minister. But barn owls are protected species, and it is a crime to kill one. If Andrew acknowledges that he has killed the owl, he could be risking his political career. With Andrew in the car is his old Oxford friend and political adviser, Charles Fryerne. But the death of the owl threatens to destroy not only Andrew's career, but everything that Charles has worked for too. Should they come clean, or hide the story and hope it goes away?
The legacy of Hartlepool Hall by Paul Torday (
Sound Recording
)
5
editions published
between
2012
and
2014
in
English
and held by
10
libraries
worldwide
Ed Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile, but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming, he must return to Hartlepool Hall. On his return, he discovers that his father has left him, along with the house, a 7 million pound tax bill, two massive overdrafts, an 80-year-old butler, and a country estate that is creaking at the seams. Not only that, but there is a strange woman in residence - Lady Alice - who seems to have made herself very much at home. With the debts mounting, it seems that Ed's only recourse is to turn to his friend Annabel's new boyfriend, a property developer who plans to turn Hartlepool Hall into luxury flats and a golf course. But can Ed save his inheritance without such a drastic move? And is Lady Alice really the person she claims to be?
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Paul Torday britischer Schriftsteller
Paul Torday britisk skribent
Paul Torday Brits schrijver (1946-2013)
Paul Torday brittisk författare
Paul Torday écrivain britannique
Paul Torday escriptor britànic
Paul Torday escritor británico
Paul Torday scrittore britannico
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