{"product_id":"if-only-they-could-talk-james-herriot","title":"If Only They Could Talk (James Herriot)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason two of the hit TV adaptation of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small is \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enow showing on Channel 5, featuring \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam West as Siegfried Farnon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'James Herriot's books have had a lasting and profound effect on my life' Amanda Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of \u003ci\u003eIf Only They Could Talk \u003c\/i\u003e features an afterword by Yorkshire Shepherdess and author Amanda Owen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo young James Herriot, fresh out of veterinary college, Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life in the sleepy village of Darrowby has its challenges: from his new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to herds of semi-feral cattle and gruff farmers with incomprehensible accents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeart-breaking and hilarious in equal measure, \u003ci\u003eIf Only They Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume of classic memoirs which chronicle James Herriot's first years as country vet in the 1930's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of \u003ci\u003eIf Only They Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e features an afterword by Yorkshire Shepherdess and author Amanda Owen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigned to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJames Herriot, a pseudonym for James Alfred Wight, grew up in Glasgow and qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Glasgow Veterinary College. Shortly afterwards he took up a position as an assistant in a North Yorkshire practice where he remained, with the exception of his wartime service in the RAF, until his death in 1995. He wrote many books about Yorkshire country life, including some for children, but he is best known for his memoirs, which begin with\u003ci\u003e If Only They Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e. The books were televised in the enormously popular series \u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65808633495901,"sku":"K060558445","price":12.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6055844500001A.jpg?v=1788503466","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/if-only-they-could-talk-james-herriot","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}