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| James Herriot's Yorkshire : A Guided Tour With the Beloved Veterinarian Through the Land of All Creatures Great And Small And Every Living Thing, Gloriously Photographed and Memorably Described | | Author: | James Herriot, Derry Brabbs (Photographer) | ISBN: | 0312439717 | Format: | Handover | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | | | | | | | | Book Review | | |
Review "A very personal, knowledgeable guide that will tempt and delight the vicarious traveller." --Publishers Weekly
"Here is the perfect companion volume." --Library Journal
"A book...to fuel the fervor of the author's many fans." --Booklist
"A lovely book; its gentleness has a special animation. To those who already love the wild uplands and lonely moors and broad dales, it speaks with no delay." --Christian Science Monitor
Review "A very personal, knowledgeable guide that will tempt and delight the vicarious traveller." --Publishers Weekly "Here is the perfect companion volume." --Library Journal "A book...to fuel the fervor of the author's many fans." --Booklist "A lovely book; its gentleness has a special animation. To those who already love the wild uplands and lonely moors and broad dales, it speaks with no delay." --Christian Science Monitor
Book Description Here is James Herriot's best-selling personal tour through the beautiful, almost magical land of All Creatures Great and Small and his new volume of memoirs, Every Living Thing. The gorgeous northern English countryside, depicted so memorably in James Herriot's internationally adored books, jumps to life here in more than two hundred full-color photographs that reveal the dales, the snowy hills, the becks and towns and farms in all their glory. Accompanying all this is a warmhearted text by the beloved veterinarian himself, who leads you through the countryside that he has made his own. And as you enjoy this book, he will make it yours as well.
From the Publisher Yorkshire is Herriot country--restless winds ruffling the heater on the lonely moors, rustic stone walls stretching across lush green dales, gentle sheep grazing near isolated farmhouses. All the cherished scenes and memorable characters of the wonderful Herriot books come to life as the world's most beloved veterinarian takes you it his favorite places. . .and in warm, loving, deeply enriching commentary, shares with you memories of his life with Helen, Fiegfried, Tristan and the special animals he has so tenderly cared for in this hauntingly beautiful corner of England.
James Herriot's Yorkshire FROM THE PUBLISHER Here is James Herriot's best-selling personal tour through the beautiful, almost magical land of All Creatures Great and Small and his new volume of memoirs, Every Living Thing. The gorgeous northern English countryside, depicted so memorably in James Herriot's internationally adored books, jumps to life here in more than two hundred full-color photographs that reveal the dales, the snowy hills, the becks and towns and farms in all their glory. Accompanying all this is a warmhearted text by the beloved veterinarian himself, who leads you through the countryside that he has made his own. And as you enjoy this book, he will make it yours as well.
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