The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of My Father - Rilegato

Wight, Jim

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ISBN 10: 0345421515 ISBN 13: 9780345421517

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 2000

Riassunto

A portrait of the best-selling author of "All Creatures Great and Small" by his son describes the life and times of the beloved Yorkshire veterinarian, describing his devotion to his family, his work as a rural vet, and his writing

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Recensione:

"Inspiring and heartwarming . . . A fascinating look at the man behind the bestselling books that touched so many lives."
--JACK CANFIELD
   Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul

"Detailed and thorough . . . The real-life models for the colorful characters and incidents in the Herriot books are lovingly explained throughout, making the book feel like an earnest 'making of' documentary."
--The New York Times Book Review
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Jim Wight, born in 1943, followed in his father's footsteps at the Glasgow Veterinary College, which by then was part of the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1966. In 1967 he joined the practice of Sinclair and Wight in Thirsk, working alongside his father and Donald Sinclair (aka Siegfried Famon) for the next twenty years, when Alf Wight retired. He is still a member of the practice.

Jim Wight and his wife, Gill, have a son and two daughters. They live in a village below Sutton Bank near Thirsk.

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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0345421515
• ISBN 13: 9780345421517
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 371