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The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of My Father

av James Wight

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Biography & Autobiography. Medical. Nonfiction. HTML: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 memoir, Jim Wight talks about his father??the beloved veterinarian whom his family had to share with half the world.

Alf Wight (aka James Herriot) grew up in Glasgow, where he lived during a happy rough-and-tumble childhood and then through the challenging years of training at the Glasgow Veterinary College. The story of how the young vet later traveled to the small Yorkshire town of Thirsk, aka Darrowby, to take the job of assistant vet is one that is well known through James Herriot's internationally celebrated books and the popular All Creatures Great and Small television series.

But Jim Wight's biography ventures beyond the trials and tribulations of his father's life as a veterinarian to reveal the man behind the stories??the private individual who refused to allow fame and wealth to interfere with his practice or his family. With access to all of his father's papers, correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs??and intimate remembrances of all the farmers, locals, and friends who populate the James Herriot books??only Jim Wight could write this definitive biography of the man who was not only his father but his best friend.

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I dipped in and out of this book as I had it in my vehicle for that very purpose. It is a wonderful story about a wonderful man. The only disappointing thing for me was that this edition had such poor-quality reproductions of the original photographs. ( )
  gmillar | Oct 14, 2023 |
Jim Wright James Herriot’s son Jimmy. Daughter Rosie
James Alfred Wight
  BJMacauley | Sep 19, 2023 |
this was a really good memoir of "James Herriott", written by his son. Not a surprise that his son describes him as a sensitive, nice man, just as we would expect. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end .Nice pictures. ( )
  loraineo | Jul 14, 2021 |
3.75 stars

“James Herriot” was the pseudonym of a veterinarian, James “Alf” Wight, who became an author after decades of veterinary practice in the countryside of England in the mid-20th century. This biography was written by his son. Instead of, like Herriot’s books, a focus on the animals, this book focuses on Alf and the people in his life – his family, lifelong friends, veterinary partners, and more – starting with his life in the country and his vet practice, then switching to writing books, which he also really seemed to enjoy.

I’ve only read a couple of Herriot’s books, but I’ve really enjoyed them. This biography is very good, as well, and of course, there have to be a few animal stories thrown in – not only of a few of the patients, but also of Alf’s own pets. It’s been a bit too long for me to remember the “characters” in Herriot’s books to compare them to the real life versions of those people, but I still quite liked this book. ( )
  LibraryCin | Feb 9, 2021 |
This biography of Yorkshire veterinarian and author James Herriot (whose real name was Alfred Wight) was written by his son. Obviously the reader has to keep in mind that the author is not objective about his subject. Jim Wight is also no where near the writer that his father was. His writing style is mediocre at best, and the chapters were not as organized as I would have liked them to be, but I got used to Wight’s writing after a few chapters. Even though the biography wasn’t particularly well-written, it was really nice to get to know more about James Herriot after enjoying his books. Wight explains that much of what his father wrote was based on fact, but the times, places, and characters were altered to keep readers from finding out who the real people involved were. I recommend this biography for those who love Herriot’s books. ( )
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Biography & Autobiography. Medical. Nonfiction. HTML: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 memoir, Jim Wight talks about his father??the beloved veterinarian whom his family had to share with half the world.

Alf Wight (aka James Herriot) grew up in Glasgow, where he lived during a happy rough-and-tumble childhood and then through the challenging years of training at the Glasgow Veterinary College. The story of how the young vet later traveled to the small Yorkshire town of Thirsk, aka Darrowby, to take the job of assistant vet is one that is well known through James Herriot's internationally celebrated books and the popular All Creatures Great and Small television series.

But Jim Wight's biography ventures beyond the trials and tribulations of his father's life as a veterinarian to reveal the man behind the stories??the private individual who refused to allow fame and wealth to interfere with his practice or his family. With access to all of his father's papers, correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs??and intimate remembrances of all the farmers, locals, and friends who populate the James Herriot books??only Jim Wight could write this definitive biography of the man who was not only his father but his best friend.

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