"This engaging book ["The Cat Who Couldn't See in the Dark"], part James Herriot and part Dr. Spock, dispenses practical advice in the form of true-life tales and case histories from a veterinarian." (Publisher's note)
James Herriot's books are classic tales of country life as a veterinarian, with a generous dose of humor like in McCormack's account. Herriot has referred to his successor's book as, "A heartwarming read for the animal lover."
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"I was dumbfounded by the reaction to that first book, absolutely dumbfounded. The most I had hoped for was that someone would publish it and a few people quite enjoy reading it."
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James Alfred Wight Sunderland grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, where he attended veterinary school. He worked as a country veterinarian for the majority of his life, only beginning to write at the age of 50. He remained in the region of Yorkshire in Northern England from 1940 until his death, with brief posts in the former Soviet Union and Istanbul in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, "Alf" Wight, writing as James Herriot, had his first book published, ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. Based on his work more...
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10/13/1916 England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles, Western Europe,
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