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“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. You’ve nothing to worry about there.”Highlighted by 998 Kindle readers- Animals are unpredictable things so our whole life is unpredictable. It’s a long tale of little triumphs and disasters and you’ve got to really like it to stick it.Highlighted by 713 Kindle readers
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From the Publisher
James Herriot: An Illustrated Biography
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Wight and WifeWight and his wife, Joan, with Hector and Dan. Joan was as fond of the dogs as her husband was. (Photo courtesy of Daily Express.) |
Wight on SetWight signing books on the BBC TV set of All Creatures Great and Small. Part of this set is on permanent display at the World of James Herriot museum in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. |
Wight and GranddaughtersWight with granddaughters Zoe and Katrina. (Photo courtesy of Ian Cook/Peoplemagazine.) |
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Lovely setting & engaging memoirs
🐕 After watching seasons 1 and 2 on Amazon Prime, I became interested in in seeing what the books were like. Just finished listening to the first one - All Creatures Great and Small. Loved that the actor who plays James Herriot in the show read it. He has such a soothing voice.🐎James Herriot (his pen name) may be known as “the world’s most beloved animal doctor,” but he’s also a great storyteller. (Supposedly, 90% of the stories are true even if some are borrowed.) His memoirs kept me engrossed from start to finish. Lots were indeed “warm and joyful,” but, goodness, some had me tearing up a bit. I don’t like it when animals are suffering, so some of the accounts were challenging to get through.🐄 Lovely setting. I felt like I was instantly transported to the Yorkshire Dales every time I pressed “PLAY.” My husband and I always talk about visiting England someday. Hope we get to.🐖I think the book and the show are pretty similar. I was kinda sad, though, that one of the characters was quite a bit different in the book. I really liked this person’s character in the show. (Wasn’t sure if it would be too much of a spoiler to say who.)🐓Only one negative - that there was some language throughout, including some uses of God’s name. I’ve seen some reviews that give it a G rating, but I personally would bump it up to PG. I give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 stars, though.
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A well-deserved classic!
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