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Vet in a Spin - James Herriot

$13.95

Author - James Herriot
Published in 2006 by Pan, UK
Softcover, 224 Pages
Size - 20cm * 13.5cm

James Herriot, strapped into the cockpit of a Tiger Moth trainer, has swapped his Wellingtons and breeches for sheepskin boots and a baggy flying suit. But he hasn't found a new profession; finally the RAF will come round to his point of view.

From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, this sixth volume of unforgettable memoirs sees James 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 friends, both two-legged and four.

James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, known as Alf (October 3, 1916 - February 23, 1995). Wight was born in Roker, Sunderland where his parents came from, but brought up in Glasgow where at the age of twenty-three he qualified as a veterinarian. Wight worked in a rural practice in the town of Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, but was better known as the author of a series of books about his life working as a vet and his training in the RAF during the Second World War.

'He can tell a good story against himself, and his pleasure in the beauty of the countryside in which he works is infectious' - Daily Telegraph

'Full of warmth, wisdom and wit' - The Field

'It is a pleasure to be in James Herriot's company' - Observer