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 . . .