It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

The Classic Memoir of a 1930s Vet

James Herriot author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:2nd Jul '10

£10.99

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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet cover

From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet is the second volume of James Herriot's classic memoirs; a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic and beauty of Britain’s wild places.

Lesson number one: When taking a cow’s temperature the old-fashioned way, never let go of the thermometer . . .


Now firmly ensconced in the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, recently qualified vet James Herriot has acclimatized to life with his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon. But veterinary practice in the 1930s was never going to be easy, and there are challenges on the horizon, from persuading his clients to let him use his ‘modern’ equipment, to becoming an uncle (to a pig called Nugent). Throw in his first encounters with Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, and this year looks to be as eventful as the last . . .

I grew up reading James Herriot's books and I'm delighted that thirty years on, they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then. -- Kate Humble
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 *

ISBN: 9780330518161

Dimensions: 197mm x 131mm x 19mm

Weight: 205g

288 pages

Unabridged edition