My second James Herriot book and it was as good as the first.
All Creatures Great and Small is a combination of the author's first two books If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet. This semi-autobiographical book describes the author's life and work in a fictional town of Darrowby, from the first day of his work as an assistant to Siegfried Farnon to his first day of marriage with Helen Alderson.
The author's books are easy to read, with its compilations of short stories about several pages long, so readers can choose to spend a short time finishing one story at a time. Animal lovers would enjoy his stories during his work as an assistant vet, a combination of happy, sad, funny and embarrassing experiences.
His descriptions of Darrowby, which based on the real towns of Sowerby and Thirsk located in North Yorkshire county of England, were very mesmerizing and picturesque. While I'm unfamiliar with this shire county and its towns, after viewing some photos from the Internet it's easy to see how beautifully the author described the place and how much he loved it.
Really loved his books. I've just purchased The Complete James Herriot box set recently and I intended to read all of them. Not in a hurry though. I'll read several other books in my reading list before I start the next one. :P
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