The Real James Herriot

The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of My Father by Jim Wight
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m always leery about reading books written by the son or daughter of a famous person. So many tell-all books seem to delight in bringing the parent down in the eyes of the public. Well… this is NOT that type of book!

The beginning of the book dragged a bit for me, and I found myself skimming the chapters about Alf Wight’s (the real name of James Herriot) college years. But if you’re a James Herriot fan at all, hang on and keep reading. The insights into his life are wonderfully told. It becomes clear that the James Herriot in the books is, indeed, the veterinarian Alf Wight.

Now I want to reread All Creatures Great & Small. 🙂

Published by Pegg Thomas

Pegg Thomas lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Michael, her husband of *mumble* years. She creates American stories with real history and fictional characters inspired by her ancestors who immigrated here in the mid-1600s. Pegg won the 2019 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas, was a double-finalist for the 2019 ACFW Carol Award for novellas, and a finalist for the 2019 ACFW Editor of the Year. She was a finalist in the 2021 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas. Pegg won the 2022 Selah Award for historical romance and placed 2nd with her second entry. She was also a finalist for the 2023 Selah Award and placed 2nd for the 2024 Selah Award. Pegg spent 3 ½ years as the managing editor of Smitten Historical Romance. When not writing or editing, Pegg can be found in her garden, her kitchen, or sitting at one of her spinning wheels creating yarn to turn into her signature wool shawls. View more posts