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No one is better poised to write the biography of James Herriot than the son who worked alongside him in the Yorkshire veterinary practice when Herriot became an internationally bestselling author. Now, in this warm and poignant biography, Jim Wight ventures beyond his father's life as a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Alf Wight: Add a description of this character.
- Donald Sinclair
- James Herriot
- Joan
- Brian Sinclair
- Rosie
- Eddie Straiton
- Alex Taylor
- Jim
- Michael Joseph
- Danny
- Hector
- Denton
- Tom Mccormack
- Anthea Joseph
- Frank Bingham
- Bob
- Helen
- David Bolt
- John Crooks
- Gordon
- Bodie
- Dr Whitehouse
- Jean Leroy
- Muldoon
- Harry
- James Alfred Wight
- Yoker
- Mcdowall
- Emma
- John Morrison
- Walsh
- Juliana Wadham
- Tristan
- Harold Wilson
Setting & Locations edit
- Thirsk
- Glasgow
- Sunderland
- London
- Scotland
- England
- Great Britain
- Hillhead School
- Harrogate
- America
- Wensleydale
- United States
- Dales
- Swaledale
- Southwoods Hall
- Kirkgate
- New York
- Darrowby
- Atlantic
- Buccleuch Street
- Anniesland Road
- Leyburn
- Whitby
- Kilburn
- Majorca
First Sentence edit
Jim Murray, a Scottish cowman working in North Yorkshire, presented a small, wiry bundle of displeasure as he stood, his jaw set like a vice, staring into my face.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 636.089092
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