![]() ![]() ![]() James Herriot's books were televised in the enormously popular series All Creatures Great and Small. Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, If Only They Could Talk is a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic and beauty of Britain's wild places. On the other he must contend with herds of semi-feral cattle, gruff farmers with incomprehensible accents and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo. On the one hand there are his new colleagues, Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, two brothers who attract a constant stream of local girls to whom James is strangely invisible. But even life in the sleepy village of Darrowby has its challenges. I grew up reading James Herriots book and Im delighted that thirty years on. To a Glaswegian like James, 1930s Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. Buy If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot for 32.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. ![]() (he doesn’t know the truth, but he wishes he did) Not: If only he knows the truth. ![]() It was written by James Wight under the pen name James Herriot. We use if only + past verb forms to talk about a wish for the present: If only he knew the truth. 'I grew up reading James Herriot's book and I'm delighted that thirty years on they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then.' - Kate Humble Fresh out of Veterinary College, and shoulder-deep in an uncooperative cow, James Herriot's first job is not panning out exactly as expected. If Only They Could Talk is the first of the now-famous All Creatures Great & Small series. ![]()
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