The Wonderful World of James Herriot

It cleverly interweaves extracts from his novels, with an interesting commentary from his son and daughter … their memories and anecdotes augment the stories and make delightful reading * Yorkshire Times *I grew up reading James Herriot’s books 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, on the works of James HerriotHerriot’s enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics. Full of extraordinary characters, animal and human, the books never fail to delight – Amanda Owen, bestselling author of The Yorkshire Shepherdess, on the works on James HerriotThe attraction of Herriot’s ever popular memoirs of a country vet … is their alternating highs and lows, humour and pathos, and gripping anecdotes about delivering lambs, grumpy farmers, hypochondriac pet-owners, stroppy cows and blunt Yorkshire characters. And, of course, there’s a powerful nostalgia element in these stories about our green and pleasant land in the day before the ravages of ribbon development – Daily Mail, on the works of James Herriot

James Herriot (1916-1995) was the pen name of James Alfred ‘Alf’ Wight, whose tales of veterinary practice and country life in the Yorkshire Dales have delighted generations. Many of Herriot’s works - including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All and Every Living Thing - became international bestsellers and have been adapted for film and television.

Rosie Page and Jim Wight are Herriot’s children. Rosie became a doctor and Jim was a vet.