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Title: The Real James Herriot : A Memoir of My Father by James Wight ISBN: 0-345-43490-0 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Food for the Herriotophile
Comment: Jim Wight has a warm and endearing style, revealing a fuller picture of this kind and gentle man, his father. The content is fascinating, taking the reader, again, to the beauty of the Yorkshire dales and moors, bringing tears of laughter and episodes of touching reality of simpler times that so many of us long for. Through this book, Wight shares with the reader many more events in his father's most interesting life. We come to know James Herriot more intimately, even after his death. The narrative is a beautiful tribute to a deep love of a son for a father. While reading "The Real James Herriot...", ever present was the memory of my unexpected chance meeting with him while walking along the path in front of his home a few years ago. This book reveals the gracious, polite and feeling man we were introduced to all those years ago in "All Creatures Great and Small".
Rating: 5
Summary: A Touching Memoir
Comment: For those of us who grew up watching ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL on PBS and who delighted in James Herriot's books, this biography of Alf Wight, the real name of the writer James Herriot, is fascinating, heart-warming, and wonderful.
What makes this book so good is that the author is Jim Wight, Alf's son and later partner in his vet practice. Jim describes Alf's life with real insight and shares his own opinions when discussing key characters in Alf's books. Jim talks about Donald and Brian, the real people behind Siegfried and Tristan, and the various farmers and family members with definite love; he knew them and worked with them, too.
This book is not just a collection of facts; it is a real tribute to the life of the man known to most of us as James Herriot. Jim's insights into his father and his life are extremely interesting, and the gentleness of his father's writings has surely filtered down to his son. Certainly, Jim writes critically, but he also writes with affection and understanding.
I cannot think of a more fitting memoir for Alf Wight. His vision of the world is unique, and his son's tribute to him, both a biography and a personal memoir, could not be better. Through Jim's book, we can see just how true Alf's descriptions are - and how lucky we are to have them.
I definitely recommend this book to all fans of James Herriot.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Son Inherits His Father's Ability
Comment: This was the first biography that I can remember reading in decades. I've usually found biographies to be rather dry. In this case, however, "little Jimmy" has inherited some of his father's writing ability. Having enjoyed the books and the TV series I was very pleased to enjoy the biography as much. While fans of the "James Herriot" books know they are not largely autobiographical, it was fun to be let in on how James Wight got his stories and what the real stories were.
If you've read and enjoyed Wight's books and/or seen and enjoyed the TV series, pick up this book. I hope and expect that for "All Creatures Great and Small" James' son is following in his father's footsteps as a Vet as well as he's done as a writer of this book.
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Title: James Herriot's Yorkshire : A Guided Tour With the Beloved Veterinarian Through the Land of All Creatures Great And Small And Every Living Thing, Gloriously Photographed and Memorably Described by James Herriot, Derry Brabbs ISBN: 0312439717 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 1981 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot ISBN: 0312965788 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title:All Creatures Great & Small - The Specials ASIN: B00009XN9D Publisher: BBC Video Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $21.73 |
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Title: Every Living Thing by James Herriot ISBN: 0312950586 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot ISBN: 0312966555 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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