
A newlywed Yorkshire vet’s warm, funny true tales of animals and their owners in the Dales.
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A newlywed Yorkshire vet’s warm, funny true tales of animals and their owners in the Dales.
This beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, “All Creatures Great and Small”, picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants—both two- and four-legged. Throughout, Herriot's deep compassion, humor, and love of life shine out as we laugh, cry, and delight in his portraits of his many, varied animal patients and their equally varied owners. (Originally printed in the UK as two books: Book ...
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Newlywed life with Helen; mild affection, no explicit content
Detailed vet procedures, difficult births, injuries, and animal deaths
Occasional mild rural swearing from farmers and colleagues
Social drinking at pubs and among the veterinary partners
No LGBTQ+ representation present
Hymn-based title; mild Christian cultural backdrop of rural life
No fantasy magic present
No occult content present
No political messaging present
No self-harm or suicide content present
Animal illness, injury, neglect, and hard farm life depicted
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