Ever By My Side: A Memoir in Eight [Acts] Pets [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition] Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
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New York Times best-selling author Nick Trout has captivated audiences with his books that take us behind the scenes into the heartwarming - and sometimes heartrending - world of veterinary medicine. In a perfect follow-up to his first two books, he turns his lens inward and offers a funny, moving, and thoughtful, memoir about the animals he's had all his life.
Nostalgic, warm, and insightful, Ever By My Side is about the power of animals to shape our lives, to teach us, and to bear witness to our struggles, triumphs, hopes, and fears.
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- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 8 hours and 45 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
- Audible.com Release Date: February 8, 2011
- Whispersync for Voice: Ready
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004N26PC8
In my mind there are two great authors of non-fiction about animals; on the serious side we have James Herriot, MCVS. It is no great leap to compare this book with Herriot's body of work. The author's father is a Herriot groupie, and much of the book involves Dr. Trout's efforts to free himself of the burden this casts on his professional life.
In the process of weaving this story around his family and the pets that moved through their lives, Trout brought another author to mind: a devout dog person who changed the way many of us look at our four-legged friends, James Thurber. When I read certain passages regarding a yellow Labrador puppy it was like reading "The Dog Who Bit People" Thurber's dogs: A collection of the master's dogs, written and drawn, real and imaginary, living and long ago (A Touchstone book)for the first time again. Trout, like Thurber, lets us see his dogs as DOGS, not furry children. They keep their identity and dignity, and are none the less for it.
And as for cats ...
Like Trout, I have had dogs all my life. Like the good Doctor, only one cat ever managed to make it through my canine defenses. She established herself in my life, and found her place with the two dogs in my house. She departed in the same way she arrived, on her own terms. There may be only one cat in this book, but there really is no need for another; the comparison would simply not be fair.
A good fast read that works on several levels - parents and kids and pets measured out over a space of time, growing together, touching one another's lives, and moving on - in short, life as we know it. Enjoy!
By KnC Books
Where have I been? I was astounded when I realized there was a new British animal vet publishing stories about his charges. Enthralled with all things Herriot (yes, I have even toured his surgery in Thirsk) I was delighted to find another British vet picking up Herriot's mantle.
Dr Trout need not worry about my comparisons to James Herriot, his father was a true Herriot groupie, infusing his son with all things bright and beautiful in hopes it would influence Nick's choice of surgery location and a farm animal practice. In fact, their only family holiday was a trip to the Yorkshire Dales, viewing the television show's exterior locations with their own visit to Thirsk, where they met James Wight (James Herriot's alter ego). Mum and Dad even bought a retirement cottage in the Dales. How could their son not set up a vet practice, managed by the retired Dad, in such a beautiful location?
Dr. Trout has a mind and destiny of his own. Moving across the pond to Boston to advance his surgical training, he finds his future wife and family. Pets mark the important passages of his family and parents lives. From his boyhood's German Shephard (dog lovers will go wild over the abundance of endearing stories) to his daughter's cat that owned the 'hood. Throughout he relates how pets drew him closer to his parents, his own children and them to him. Although our furry family cannot stay with us forever, their memories and impact always do.
Nick's memoir is centered on the impact the love of animals have on humans throughout our lives. His is not an overly sentimental, sugary story. He takes a compassionate view of his charges and their humans. Showing us the unconditional love our furry friends bring to us. They round us out, plump us up and make our lives better. They help us realize how important other people are to us. That is no small feat.
Herriot who?
Enjoy the read!
By Julia A. Andrews
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