Malcolm Welshman
Auteur de Pets in a Pickle
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Malcolm Welshman
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- male
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 92
- Popularité
- #202,476
- Évaluation
- 3.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 12
- Langues
- 1
But the eccentricities of the staff are as nothing compared to the eccentricities of the clients and other assorted neighbors. There are the two older ladies still actively farming, and still living in a time about four decades ago, at least. There is the family with one dearly loved pet pig among the livestock on their farm, and the couple who dote on their pregnant mare, and are convinced that normal symptoms foretell the imminent loss of their pet.
It's clear the aim of this book was to tap into the ample market created by James Herriot's tales of his veterinary adventures. Pets in a Pickle is a fun book, but not in James Herriot territory, sadly. It suffers from the fact that fiction has to be plausible, while non-fiction only has to be true.
Fun but lightweight.… (plus d'informations)