The Young Country Doctor Book 6: Bilbury Pie

The Young Country Doctor #6

by Vernon Coleman

This book is different to the others in the series because the pieces here were originally wriiten for a newspaper column. Everything in here is, however, set in Bilbury and involves the usual village characters (plus some new ones). `I have just read Bilbury Pie (recommended by a local library). I enjoyed it so much I read it like eating a box of chocolates - two or three chapters at a time to make it last and savour the flavour. I thank you for giving people pleasure and plenty of smiles.' - Mrs G, Banbury, England The author of Bilbury Pie, Vernon Coleman, is a Sunday Times bestselling author as well as a qualified doctor. His books have sold over two million copies in hardback and paperback in the UK and have been translated into 24 languages. His novel Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War was turned into an award winning movie starring Pauline Collins as Mrs Caldicot. His other books include Mr Henry Mulligan, Mrs Caldicot's Knickerbocker Glory, Secrets of Paris and Paris in my Springtime. His medical books include Bodypower and How To Stop Your Doctor Killing You. Many of his books are available on Amazon as Kindle books. For a full list of available books please visit Vernon Coleman's author page on Amazon. The author's website is www.vernoncoleman.com What the papers say about the author and his Vernon Coleman writes brilliant books - The Good Book Guide He writes lucidly and wittily - Good Housekeeping A godsend - Daily Telegraph Compulsive reading - The Guardian Superstar - Independent on Sunday King of the media docs - The Independent Probably one of the most brilliant men alive today - Irish Times The patients' champion -Birmingham Post Revered guru of medicine - Nursing Times Britain's leading medical author - The Star Britain's leading health care campaigner - The Sun etc etc

143 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2014

About the author

There is a full biog on www.vernoncoleman.com
Hundreds of free articles, reviews etc and no adverts at all

Reviews

[Christine Cazeneuve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short Stories

This one is different than the others as it is a series of short stories that apparently were articles the author wrote for a newspaper. Same characters as well as some new ones and they all have the same warmth and humor associated with this series.

[Leslie Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was the weakest book in the series. I usually stay away from books that are a collection of short stories because you can't get to know the characters well in the short format. Since I already knew the characters from the other books, I thought I would enjoy this. Wrong. A few of the stories are good, but most of them should be called anecdotes rather than stories because there's not much to them. And worst of all, several of the stories are downright sad and/or depressing.

[Kimberly Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly Enjoyed!

I've always enjoyed reading short stories but this was an exceptional short story book! Very entertaining from start to finish. And like the other books by Coleman, it had me laughing and hungry for more!

[Nick Sanders · Rating 4 out of 5]

The leftovers of the first five books, nicely bundled as a collection of (ultra) short stories. Nice, but a bit of a clearance sale.....

[Wil · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books are still fun reading.

[Joyce Sapon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read, very enjoyable

Love the short stories and history in this quaint little town of Bilbury. The personalities of the characters are endearing. Make you want more info.

[Charlotte Bishop · Rating 3 out of 5]

Have enjoyed the series until this one. A lot of the stories were very sad and there was not a lot of the usual “happy” stories to offset the sad.

[Cynthia Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

See my review of book one

[Miriam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many of these stories were fun to read, but some of them were very sad. Most of them are very short, so this is a good book to pick up if you want to read for a few minutes and don't want to get dragged into a story. They do seem to jump around in terms of time, so that can get a bit confusing. It was nice to see some of the characters again, and I laughed when Thumper wouldn't tell the author how he pulled something off because he didn't want it ending up in one of his books.

[Marie Shirley Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A follow-up to the Bilbury Chronicles

Marie Shirley Griffin

If you've not read the above mentioned books, this book is not for you.

These short stories are off shoots of the adventures of the Bilbury gang, the doc's sheep, etc.

It's a nice book to have when you're waiting for something and only have a few minutes.

[J.W. Streett · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I was expecting

Many short stories that seem to be leftovers from the first five books. Many of them told very sad stories of cruelty to animals or helpless people. So very different from the first five volumes. Not what I was expecting. Very disappointed.

[Michele M Barron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reading

Enjoyed these short stories. I like the homey feel of Dr Coleman's writing. There are all of the familiar characters that abound in the Bilbury Chronicles in these lively and occasionally sad stories.

[Nancy McLaughlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Relaxing read

Unbearably funny to unbearably sad in just a matter of pages. These characters feel like friends. I'm going to miss them terribly when I finish the series.