Books like The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of My Father

A glowing and appreciative homage to the late great Alfred Wight (who penned the absolutely delightful All Creatures Great and Small series under the pseudonym of James Herriot) by his son and fellow veterinarian James Wight, and while the author might not possess the same power of penmanship that his father had, The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of my Father truly provides a sweet and loving human portrait, whilst also showing fans of the series instances and anecdotes not covered in the novels (about Alfred Wight's childhood and his university studies, his parents and their respective families, as well as interesting and welcome informational nuggets regarding some of the many clients/animals presented and depicted in the All Creatures Great and Small novels, what is truth, what is fiction, what has been combined from separate incidents, even occasionally multiple characters who have been merged merged into one entity). Highly recommended, but with the caveat that the narrative of The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of my Father does definitely at times move a bit slowly, choppily and even haltingly (and while this did not and does not bother me personally all that much, I do nevertheless think it should at least be mentioned as a so-called heads-up for potential readers, who might indeed and yes rather wrongfully expect that Jim Wright has been blessed with the same writing and especially storytelling capabilities his late father).