"All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God has made them all." Dedicating this book to his wife, Helen, James Herriot takes the reader through the Dales of England to his and Siegfried Farnon's veterinarian practice. Newly married and now an official vet partner with Siegfried, James begins his new life with Helen close by his side. With humor, grace, and wisdom, James describes the interesting days he had healing animals. Like the first book, "All Creatures Great and Small", Herriot weaves in humor but also shows the daily struggles a vet had. I enjoyed how, still, James is so matter of fact. He is not embarrassed to tell of his mistakes. Still keeping the same format and layout of the first book, James rekindles the essence of old characters like Tristan, Siegfried's lovable, little brother who is a fresh graduate from veterinary school and who constantly is getting into trouble and briefly introduces new ones like Pip, a once stray border terrier who was adopted by a nice elderly couple. Also, through this book you can see how much James loves Helen. He adores her and respects her. Helen, still headstrong and confident, is loved by everyone who meets her, and it is apparent through the way James Herriot illustrates her with his words. All and all, I think this book is exceptional. So far, this book is not half as bad with foul language, but I would still suggest this book for 10 and up for some language. I hope you enjoy this book just as much as my family and I are. It truly is heartwarming, sensitive, and sweet but still exceptionally funny. Totally a great sequel to the first book. Happy reading!
All things bright and beautiful
By James Herriot
"A very warm, very engaging read. . . . The reader falls totally under his spell."
--Associated Press
The second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series
Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world.
Now in a new edition for the first time in a decade, All Things Bright and Beautiful is the beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, All Creatures Great and Small, and picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants---both two- and four-legged. Throughout, Herriot's deep compassion, humor, and love of life shine out as we laugh, cry, and delight in his portraits of his many, varied animal patients and their equally varied owners.
"Humor, realism, sensitivity, earthiness; animals comic and tragic; and people droll, pathetic, courageous, eccentric---all of whom he views with the same gentle compassion and a lively sense of the sad, the ridiculous, and the admirable."
--Columbus Dispatch
--Associated Press
The second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series
Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world.
Now in a new edition for the first time in a decade, All Things Bright and Beautiful is the beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, All Creatures Great and Small, and picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants---both two- and four-legged. Throughout, Herriot's deep compassion, humor, and love of life shine out as we laugh, cry, and delight in his portraits of his many, varied animal patients and their equally varied owners.
"Humor, realism, sensitivity, earthiness; animals comic and tragic; and people droll, pathetic, courageous, eccentric---all of whom he views with the same gentle compassion and a lively sense of the sad, the ridiculous, and the admirable."
--Columbus Dispatch
Publisher: Pan Books
ISBN-13: 9781447226017
ISBN-10: 1447226011
Published on 1/17/2013
Binding: Paperback