Book description
After qualifying as a vet in 1939, Alf Wight, aka James Herriot, moved
to a veterinary practice in Thirsk. He was over fifty when his first
book of stories about life as a Yorkshire vet was published, giving
birth to some of Yorkshire's most famous and much-loved literary
characters. Although he brought fame and fortune to himself and those
around him, Alf Wight remained an intensely private person, respected
and trusted by those whose animals he cared for, and adored by millions
of fans. This illuminating biography reveals the real man behind the
title 'The World's Most Famous Vet'. JIM WIGHT took time out from the
veterinary practice in Thirsk, where he worked with his father for many
years, in order to write and then publicise this book. He lives just
outside Thirsk in North Yorkshire.
