Young James Herriot

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<p>Set in Glasgow in the 1930s,<i>Young James Herriot</i>is the fascinating story of Herriots formative years at veterinary college, recounting the tales behind his calling to work with animals and his early friendships. With no modern drugs, and a lot of trial-and-error, James sets about learning how to treat the local farm animals and the pets of city folk.</p><p>Accompanied by a cast of eccentric professors and an ensemble of aspiring veterinarians, this book reveals a world now lost to us, showing how life in pre-war Britain changed an enthusiastic young student named Alf Wight into the man who would charm millions of readers the world over.</p>

Autorenportrait

John Lewis-Stempel is the author of<i>The Wild Life</i>,<i>Meadowland</i>,<i>Where Poppies Grow, The Running Hare, T</i><i>he Secret Life of the Owl</i>and most recently,<i>The Wood: the life and times of Cockshutt Wood</i>. He has twice won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing, for<i>Meadowland</i>and<i>Where Poppies Grow</i>, and was shortlisted for<i>The Running Hare</i><i>,</i><i></i><i>which was also shortlisted for the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award and the Richard Jefferies Society Award</i><i>.</i>He writes a column on nature and farming for<i>Country Life</i>and was the 2016 BSME Magazine Columnist of the Year<i>.</i>He lives on the borders of England and Wales with his wife and two children.

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