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1940s: By Gaw! You’ll love this reet good trip to Yorkshire lad! Mind the cows!
1940s: By Gaw! You’ll love this reet good trip to Yorkshire lad! Mind the cows!
James Herriot, vet in the rambling Yorkshire Dales has seen a lot of pain and injury in his job. But now, he’s training as an RAF pilot and moves to London to join in with the war effort. It’s very unsettling in more reasons than one. He misses his home in Darrowby and despereately wants to return. Not saying life there is easy – those farmers are not easy to deal with and as for Cedric…
His wife Helen is pregnant and he worries about her and their life together as a family. But war changes everything and unsettles everything too.
Author/Guide: James Herriot Destination: Yorkshire, London Departure Time: 1940s
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