James Herriot's seventh volume of unforgettable memoirs, read by Christopher Timothy
The war is over, the RAF uniform has been handed in and James Herriot goes back where he ought to be - at work in the dales around Darrowby. Much has changed, but the blunt-spoken Yorkshire folk and the host of four-legged patients are still the same. So is their vet, who doesn't yet know that literary success is just around the corner...
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