The Irresistible Inheritance Of Wilberforce - Paul Torday

I had to toy with finishing this book! I did not want to. Its retrospective style was fascinating and I was not confident of the end after such a long journey. I totally fell in love with it. When I finished, I photocopied the last page, just to keep a little bit of Wilberforce with me. If you enjoy stories you want to be a part of, featuring a character you want to embrace,
then this is for you.

In spite of the fact that I just couldn't get to grips with the book's characters, "The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce" is one of the most memorable and striking novels I have read in years. It is the second novel by Paul Torday whose debut "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" was one of the "Richard and Judy" choices in 2007 and, having read the blurb, it was only because I had enjoyed his debut so much that I was tempted to read this book. Wilberforce is a thirty-something young man who is drinking himself to death. When the book opens - in 2006 - he is on his way to an exclusive London restaurant where he intends to drink a ...  Read the complete review