The Lord God Made Them All

James M Sandbrook

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The Lord God Made Them All

First Published in Great Britain by

Michael Joseph Ltd.

44 Bedford Square, London WC1

ISBN 0 7181 2026 4

The cover of the edition of the book that I have borrowed from our local library has a photo of James Harriot holding two lambs on a farm.

The book is organised in chapters which are labelled simply, Chapter One, Chapter Two...

Harriot grew up in Scotland and then started working in the Yorkshire Dales.

James Harriot is married to Helen Harriot and they have two very interesting children which feature in this book.

Young Jimmy and his sister Rosie give us many laughs as they start their early years helping Daddy in the Vet shop and on the farms.

This is a wonderful book and it was a real joy to read. Harriot has a amazing way of putting a story together that really "pulls" the reader into the story. Harriot’s descriptions of the land and the farm houses and barns give you the feeling that you are there experiencing the stories.

The stories are true and worth retelling, no wonder the television series was made about James Harriot and his days as a Vet.

I have one complaint - that there was only 38 chapters, I could easily have read many more.

These stories are funny, sad, amazing and should be of general interest to all people mainly from teenagers and upwards. I do suggest that teenagers read these stories as they are a great way of showing young adults how people go about farming, .

You cannot help but learn something about what an animal doctor does and how the farm vet goes about his business. We go back in time to when "modern Medicine' was not yet available and James Harriot gives us a fair idea how things were done in "the old days" such as swinging an animal around over your head to start it breathing again - this is great entertaining reading material.

I enjoyed the honesty of James Harriot and how he admits mistakes he made while doing his rounds, he shares his amazement and fun with the reader and his genuine love for animals.

The language can be a bit "rough" here and there but that's to be understood when you are dealing with "rough and ready" farmers slugging it out with full sized cattle.

The stories are real gems and I especially liked the stories when Harriot went overseas.

So if you are looking for some great entertainment, good fun, then this is a book you will enjoy.

I give it a 10 out of 10.

All the best from

James M Sandbrook.

‎Monday, ‎24 ‎February ‎2003, ‏‎9:27:00 AM