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James Herriot is well known for his tales about his experience as a vet in the Dales. this book is a collection of the stories about cats that he has written about in his various books. The stories all illustrate the different characters that the cats have, one likes to visit collections of people-WI meetings, church groups and seems to be listening to every word. The vet finds these cats in a state of poor health and restores them, in one case aided by the farmers wife who put the kitten in the oven! They are delightful stories to warm your heart. (JMJones)
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
This book is a beautiful selection of a few Herriots's stories about cats. If you love cats you will love this book. Illustrations are perfect for this book too. A jewell.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Jmjones
Format:Hardcover
James Herriot is well known for his tales about his experience as a vet in the Dales. this book is a collection of the stories about cats that he has written about in his various books. The stories all illustrate the different characters that the cats have, one likes to visit collections of people-WI meetings, church groups and seems to be listening to every word. The vet finds these cats in a state of poor health and restores them, in one case aided by the farmers wife who put the kitten in the oven! They are delightful stories to warm your heart.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I brought this book on recommendation and I loved it. The book is a collection of short biographical stories about cats James Herriot treated and looked after. I enjoyed very much the easy manner of his writing and his great sensitivity for cats and their owners comes through in his writing. The stories themselves are moving but not sentimental, although some of them can be quite sad. Other stories have their humorous moments too, not to mention James Herriot's obvious appreciation for each cat's personality. The collection of stories includes several about two wild cats the James Herriot and his wife looked after. The two cats would never come into the house, but they would take food left for them and they did adopt the Herriots in their own way. These stories were very good as they showed James Herriot's commitment and feeling to these two strays and it was nice to come back to these two cats at different times of their lives. In this hardback edition there are some lovely colour illustrations to accompany the stories which I liked very much, I believe the paperback edition also induces them, but as black and white illustrations rather that glorious full colour. I would recommend this book to any cat lover. It is nice to read a book about cats written by someone with such fondness.
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Just Delightful
I bought this little book mainly because I love Lesley Holmes' illustrations, but the heartwarming stories alongside make it a charming addition to my bokshelves. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Agatha
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A Genuinely Lovely Read
James Herriot tells his tales and experiences so well. For a cat lover, this book has it all. Each story is so heart-warming. You will laugh and you will cry. Read more
Published 5 months ago by E M KNOTT
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Cat stories
Very interesting book, nice to read, different stories from the experience of local veterinary doctor. Written with humor,love, . Read more
Published 6 months ago by raisa
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