Vet in a Spin

Zusatztext Full of warmth! wisdom and wit' The Field 'It is a pleasure to be in James Herriot's company. Informationen zum Autor James Herriot, a pseudonym for James Alfred Wight, 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. He wrote many books about Yorkshire country life, including some for children, but he is best known for his memoirs, which begin with If Only They Could Talk . The books were televised in the enormously popular series All Creatures Great and Small . Klappentext James Herriot, strapped into the cockpit of a Tiger Moth trainer, feels rather out of place, but he hasn't found a new profession and it surely won't be long before the RAF come round to his point of view . . . From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, Vet in a Spin, James Herriot's sixth volume of unforgettable memoirs sees him dreaming of the day when he can rejoin his wife Helen, little son Jimmy, veterinary partner Siegfried, the eternal student Tristan - and all the old Darrowby cows, both two-legged and four. James Herriot has swapped his wellies for a flying jacket, but he can't wait to get back to the practice and his old Darrowby friends. Zusammenfassung James Herriot, strapped into the cockpit of a Tiger Moth trainer, feels rather out of place, but he hasn't found a new profession and it surely won't be long before the RAF come round to his point of view . . . From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small , Vet in a Spin , James Herriot's sixth volume of unforgettable memoirs sees him dreaming of the day when he can rejoin his wife Helen, little son Jimmy, veterinary partner Siegfried, the eternal student Tristan - and all the old Darrowby cows, both two-legged and four. ...

Product details

• Authors: James Herriot, Herriot James
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2006
• EAN: 9780330443579
• ISBN: 978-0-330-44357-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; London, Greater London, NATURE / Animals / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Autobiography: general, Yorkshire, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Humour, veterinary medicine, Farm & working animals, Veterinary medicine: large animals (domestic / farm), The countryside, country life, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Animal Husbandry, Farm and working animals: general interest