If Only They Could Talk
The Classic Memoir of a 1930s Vet
$26.36
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2010
Summary
‘I grew up reading James Herriot’s book and I’m delighted that thirty years on they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then.’ - Kate Humble
Fresh out of Veterinary College, and shoulder-deep in an uncooperative cow, James Herriot’s first job is not panning out exactly as expected …
To a Glaswegian like James, 1930s Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life in the sleepy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780330518154 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0330518151 |
| Author: | James Herriot |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | Unabridged |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Bulls with sunstroke, pigs on the run and a cake-eating Peke with a betting habit … I grew up reading James Herriot’s book and I’m delighted that thirty years on they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then. – Kate Humble
It’s a pleasure to be in James Herriot’s company. * Observer *
After an evening among his tales, anyone with as much as a dog or a budgerigar will feel he should move to Darrowby at once. * Yorkshire Post *
James Herriot
James Herriot grew up in Glasgow and qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Glasgow Veterinary College. Shortly afterwards, he took up a position as an assistant in a North Yorkshire practice where he remained, with the exception of his wartime service in the RAF, until his death in 1995.
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