Review by Booklist Review
Midway through a successful veterinary practice in Scotland, Cameron changed his ministry from animals to people. This vet-turned-preacher first relayed his holier-than-Herriot experiences in Vet in the Vestry [BKL D 15 89]. More of the fun, heartbreak, inspiration, and solace of his two careers are relayed in this latest memoir. Cameron's tales of raising two boys on a minister's wages include attending their football games (where other parents make snide remarks about how nice it must be to work only once a week). In response, Cameron gives his readers a sample of a weekly schedule that makes a nine-to-five job look like a cinch. Warm, wonderful reading. ~--Denise Perry Donavin
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
The vet-turned-minister began his second career in the late 1950s in a small church in rural Scotland. Here recounting his move to a city on the northwest coast, Cameron writes about his family and friends, neighbors and parishioners, with occasional flashbacks to his veterinary practice. He describes his efforts to rehabilitate a family of criminals with limited results. Cameron gives brief sketches of some remarkable elderly people he has known, and tells us about his work week. In this memoir, the vet has faded and the minister has the major role. Readers who seek inspiration and fortification of Christian belief will find it here. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by Booklist Review
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
