The sequel to All Creatures Great and Small continues the adventures of veterinarian James Herriot in a small town in Yorkshire, England.
After his first day on the job, James Herriot’s mentor warns him that the life of a country veterinarian is full of small triumphs and big disasters, but that he’d never be bored. From night visits to drafty barns during freezing northern England winters, to … freezing northern England winters, to the beautiful vitality of rural life in the summertime, to the colorful menagerie of animals — and their owners — that pass through his office, Herriot experiences new challenges and joys every day. In these pages, Herriot trains under his eccentric boss Siegfried Farnon in a rustic English village, courts the woman that becomes his wife, and meets the people he would come to write about for a lifetime.
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Simply lovely stories!
LOVE all the James Herriot books. They got me through a very, very difficult time in my life. I think they saved my sanity. It was pure joy and escapism..fun to read and so heart warming to read about all the animals, the farmers, rural England in the 40’s. You cannot go wrong with any of his books.
Loved the whole series by James Herriot. I loved the books and the TV series which can be ordered through Netflix CD’s
Classic feel good stuff if you like English country stuff.
Loved it. The reason for the opposing descriptions – – – -some stories were happy and some, – – -not so much.
Every one of this series takes me back to a time I didn’t even live in. They are relaxing books that give the brain a respite, a rest, from our world of today. Reading them is like laying in a hammock on a sunny day with eyes closed listening to the birds and insects.
In the second of James Herriot’s books about a country veterinarian, he tells stories of night visits to drafty barns during freezing northern England winters, to the beautiful vitality of rural life in the summertime, to the colorful menagerie of animals—and their owners—that pass through his office, Herriot experiences new challenges and joys …
All of Herriot’s books are just plain fun to read. The best entertainment.
A glimpse of the gritty reality of life as an animal doctor in Yorkshire in the early 20th century.
More adventures in James Herriot’s life as a country veterinary in Yorkshire. A beautiful tale with funny, tough, sad moments even better as an audiobook..
I read this book years ago and enjoyed it again. The characters are fascinating and Herriot’s way of describe both the people and the animals that he worked with in his veterinary practice was wonderful. A couple of the chapters had me laughing out loud. Good for the descriptions of small country England from years ago too.
If you love vets and animals you’ll love this book!
It makes one feel good
A must read for animal lovers
A classic!
Husband read all five in a row and loved them. They are basically short stories somewhat connected v
A heartwarming glimpse into James Herriott’s life as a country veterinarian. You’ll be glad to know he wrote two more in this series so just go on and get all three.
The easy and compassionate recounting of the author’s adventures and experiences as a country vet is lovely. His stories of the people and animals he meets and works with are a wonderful window into a time and place.
“Just Wonderful”, that’s all that needs to be said!
This novel deals with a freshly minted veterinarian around the 1950’s. His books slowly reveal the advances that are made in that field. His jobs are sometimes quite difficult and not all farmers are appreciative of his efforts, still adhering to some old ways of dealing with things. He has for example to help cows deliver a calf when the calf is …