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James Herriot: The Life of a Country Vet (Audio Cassette) (Abridged)
James Herriot The Life of a Country Vet - Audio Cassette - Abridged Author:Graham Lord, Paul Michael (Narrator) THE FIRST FULL BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR AUTHORS — Alf Wight -- better known as James Herriot -- the modest Scotsman who wrote books that became worldwide bestsellers, films audio books, and a much-loved television show, died in 1995 at the age of seventy-eight. He was mourned by millions of fans who had laughed and c... more »ried at his delightful stories of life as a vet in Yorkshire. Now, Graham Lord has written a detailed and affectionate biography of this remarkable man, whose calm and reserve remained unchanged by phenomenal success and adulation.
We meet Dr. Wight's parents, a movie-theater pianist and an amateur opera singer. We follow Wight from his childhood in a Glasgow slum, to veterinary college, to the sleepy town of Thirsk on the Yorkshire Dales -- a town that James Herriot would name Darrowby. And along the way, we encounter some extraordinary events and hidden tragedies in this seemingly magical life.
Mr. Lord carefully documents Alf Wight's development as a writer, the source of his pen name, and his struggles to get published, finally seeing his first book go to press when he was fifty-three. Lord reveals that some of the stories were utterly true, some were utterly fictional. An he illuminates the real relationships between the memorable characters who inhabit the books.
This warm but incisive portrait by a distinguished writer who knew his subject very well will be roundly enjoyed by James Herriot's countless admirers. It will also dispel the myths that have already grown up around the life of the most famous and deeply-loved vet the world has ever known.