TY - JOUR T1 - Book reviews: The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce: A Novel in Four Vintages JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 704 LP - 705 DO - 10.3399/bjgp09X471738 VL - 59 IS - 566 AU - Roger Jones Y1 - 2009/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/59/566/704.2.abstract N2 - The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce: A Novel in Four Vintages Paul Torday Weidenfeld and Nicholson London 2008 308 £12.99 ISBN: 9780297851592 This is the sequel to the very successful Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and is an engaging and quirky tale, told backwards, of the eponymous hero's consumption of several bottles of claret each day and the consequences of drinking such large quantities of expensive French wine. In the opening pages Wilberforce spends about £6000 on two bottles of Petrus while dining alone, and by page 55 the question of Wernicke encephalopathy has arisen (although don't forget that parts … ER -