James Herriot

ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL

Simple, sweet and sunshine stories of man and animals, this collection is once more entirely readable. The old world charm is interestingly captivated. The World War forms the backdrop to all the stories here. Herriot, the vet and Herriot, the Airman form an interesting combination and as he narrates the stories of his travails as a recruit for the British Airforce, the reader is taken once more to the farms of Darrowby.

Herriot is the quintessential vet of the past, someone who formed a bond with every animal he treated. Every patient of his, becomes an interesting character and one can almost palpably feel the goodness of life flowing through.

I'm glad that I had the opportunity to read Herriot again.