all things bright and beautiful audiobook

And then, with Britain on the verge of war, James faces a decision that could separate him from Darrowby – and Helen – for ever. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, he must contend with new-fangled medical techniques, delivering calves after far too much home-made wine, and a grudge-holding dog called Magnus who never forgets. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer's daughter, James Herriot thinks he's finally got himself sorted. 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.ĭaily Mail Herriot's enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics.The second collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. 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. Kate Humble The attraction of Herriot's ever popular memoirs of a country vet. I grew up reading James Herriot's book 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.

Full of extraordinary characters, animal and human, the books never fail to delight' – Amanda Owen, bestselling author of The Yorkshire Shepherdessīulls with sunstroke, pigs on the run and a cake-eating Peke with a betting habit. 'Herriot's enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics. '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 Charming, funny and touching, All Things Bright and Beautiful is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors. Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer’s daughter, James Herriot thinks he’s finally got himself sorted.

All things bright and beautiful audiobook