Macmillan If Only They Could Talk Хэрриот Джеймс

To young James Herriot, fresh out of veterinary college, Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life in the sleepy village of Darrowby has its challenges: from his new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to herds of semi-feral cattle and gruff farmers with incomprehensible accents • Heart-breaking and hilarious in equal measure, If Only They Could Talk is the first volume of classic memoirs which chronicle James Herriot's first years as country vet in the 1930's • This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of If Only They Could Talk features an afterword by Yorkshire Shepherdess and author Amanda Owen • Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles

'You see, if only they didn't speak English in America, then we'd treat it as a foreign country - and probably understand it a lot better' • `the sanest man in America' - Bill Bryson • `Jon Sopel nails it' - Emily Maitlis • **With a brand new chapter, charting Trump's first year in power** • As the BBC's North America Editor, Jon Sopel has had a pretty busy time of it lately. In the time it's taken for a reality star to go from laughing stock to leader of the free world, Jon has travelled the length and breadth of the United States, experiencing it from a perspective that most of us could only dream of: he has flown aboard Air Force One, interviewed President Obama and has even been described as `a beauty' by none other than Donald Trump • Through music, film, literature, TV and even through the food we eat and the clothes that we wear we all have a highly developed sense of what America is and through our shared, tangled history we claim a special relationship

Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love affair are woven into the compelling struggle of two families to win justice for Fonny. To this love story James Baldwin brings a spare and impassioned intensity, charging it with universal resonance and power

Audrey's family has fallen apart. Her two grown-up daughters, Jess and Lily, are estranged, and her two teenage granddaughters have never been allowed to meet. A secret that echoes back thirty years has splintered the family in two, but is also the one thing keeping them connected • As tensions reach breaking point, the irrevocable choice that one of them made all those years ago is about to surface. After years of secrets and silence, how can one broken family find their way back to each other?

Книги знаменитого английского писателя Джеймса Хэрриота читают во всём мире. Его рассказы — о том, что он хорошо знал и любил: о животных, с которыми ему приходилось встречаться, когда он работал ветеринарным врачом. Свои книги Хэрриот, как правило, адресовал взрослой аудитории, но это издание с прекрасными иллюстрациями Рут Браун и Питера Баррета подготовлено специально для детей. В нём собрано восемь рассказов. Все они удивительно достоверны и учат доброте, умению сопереживать и порой трогают до слёз. Переводчик: Крупская Д

The perfect gift for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this is a charming collection of classic stories from James Herriot's much-loved books with insights into his life and work from his children Rosie and Jim • With astute observations and boundless humour, country vet Herriot captures the spirit of the Yorkshire Dales and of rural communities on the cusp of change, before tractors and machines had taken over and modern medicines and antibiotics transformed veterinary work. Along the way a beloved cast of characters emerges, from the squabbling brothers Tristan and Siegfried to Herriot's hapless courtship and eventual family life with Helen Anderson. But it's the animals which are at the heart of Herriot's stories. Whether he's dodging a raging bull on a risky artificial insemination assignment, becoming pen pals with Tricki Woo the spoilt Pikingese or the inevitable trials and tribulations of lambing season, there's never a dull moment in Herriot's company

Erin wants a fresh start • With her thirtieth birthday coming up, she's taken a long hard look at her life (the job she hates, the wedding she just cancelled) and concluded that it's basically a mess • If only she knew where to begin • A trip to her hometown in Ireland to visit her beloved grandmother is a welcome escape from her disappointments. But, there, Erin also finds an unexpected solution to her problems, in the form of a magical family heirloom. No more of the 'what ifs' she's been tormenting herself with - now all she needs to do is whisper two little words and she'll be able to see for herself what might have been, had she chosen a different path • But as Erin gets caught up in one 'if only' after another, changing her life proves more complicated than expected

They all think her life is perfect • Harper is a beautiful woman, pampered by her attractive, wealthy husband, living in a gorgeous home. From the outside, everything looks wonderful • But they don't see what happens behind closed doors • Harper is fifty-three. Her perfect husband is a bully, who criticises her looks, her housekeeping and her parenting. Then a nasty anonymous letter makes her question everything she knows about her family • Harper has never had to strike out on her own. But she doesn't recognise the downtrodden woman looking back at her in the mirror • Can Harper Clarke find the strength to start her life all over again?

As a little boy, climbing through the lochs and mountains of Argyll with his Irish Setter Don, all James Herriot wanted to be was a ‘dog doctor’ so he could care for man’s best friend • In this classic collection of stories, we are introduced to some of the dogs who won a special place in the country vet’s heart – from Tricki Woo, the little Pekinese suffering from ‘flop-butt’ to Clancy the dog who nobody would go near and Gyp, the sheepdog who only ever barked once in his life. They’re joined by lovable dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes, celebrating the limitless affection and loyalty of our closest companions • Filled with magical storytelling and from the treasured author of All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot’s Dog Stories is told with his usual wit and human compassion – the perfect gift for dog-lovers everywhere

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 ** • Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer's daughter, James Herriot thinks he's finally got himself sorted. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, he must contend with new-fangled medical techniques, delivering calves after far too much home-made wine, and a grudge-holding dog called Magnus who never forgets. And then, with Britain on the verge of war, James faces a decision that could separate him from Darrowby - and Helen - for ever • Since they were first published, James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers

В своей книге "Вечное чудо жизни" Джеймс Хэрриот, замечательный английский писатель, а также самый известный в мире ветеринар, возвращает читателя в знакомый уголок сельской Англии, затерянный среди холмов Йоркшира. В своих волшебных, добрых, смешных и грустных рассказах о людях и животных Хэрриот представляет своих старых друзей: миссис Памфри с ее незабвенным мопсом Трики-Ву, Зигфрида Фарнона, партнера, с которым Хэрриот начинал свою ветеринарную практику, и конечно же Хелен… Есть и новые персонажи, среди которых его чудаковатый помощник и друг Колем Бьюканан, никогда не расстававшийся со своими барсуками и открывший Хэрриоту секреты обитателей местных лесов, а также его подросшие дети, Рози и Джимми, которым Хэрриот передал свою бесконечную любовь к природе и всему живому

The third collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the TV series All Creatures Great and Small • Training as an RAF pilot in the smoke and bustle of wartime London is a far cry from James Herriot’s day job as a country vet in the Yorkshire Dales. And whilst he is keen to serve King and country, James cannot help but miss his life in Darrowby – despite frequent arguments between his colleagues Siegfried and Tristan, bad-tempered cattle, opinionated farmers and the continuing saga of Cedric the flatulent dog. But most of all he misses his wife Helen; pregnant with their first child. The question constantly hanging over them is – will he be going to war? And when will he get to go home? • Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers