Paperback
Titles in this set if only they could talk it shouldn't happen to a vet let sleeping vets lie vet in harness vets might fly vet in a spin the lord god made them all every living thing details condition: brand new format: paperback isbn: 9780330447263 publisher: macmillan pan books age range: adult family reading overview step into the yorkshire dales with this complete 8-book paperback collection of james herriot's beloved veterinary memoirs. Following young vet james herriot from his first days in 1930s darrowby through decades of rural practice, these warm, witty, true-life stories have charmed generations. Combining gentle humour, tender animal encounters and vivid countryside detail, this collection is a perfect gift for animal lovers, memoir fans and anyone drawn to classic british storytelling at its most heartfelt. About the books this complete set gathers all eight of james herriot's original memoirs in published order, beginning with if only they could talk, in which a young glaswegian vet arrives in fictional darrowby to join the eccentric farnon brothers' practice. Through it shouldn't happen to a vet, let sleeping vets lie, vet in harness and vets might fly, readers follow james through marriage, wartime service and daily chaos treating everything from stubborn cows to family pets. Vet in a spin continues the mishaps of country practice, while the lord god made them all sees james navigate post-war changes to farming life. The collection closes with...