John Hicks: 3 books

John Hicks is an English trained vet who has spent much of his working life in rural New Zealand. On one level A Wander in Vetland is an insider’s look at his changing profession. Hicks's entertaining anecdotes mark a fond farewell to “Herriotism”: the dated public image of life as a rural vet,...

Pizzles in Paradise is well-known Southland vet John Hicks's collection of anecdotes from more than 30 years of tending to bird, beast and pet-owner. It ranges from the wilds of New Zealand to the Yorkshire Dales, from the Scottish Highlands to the fjords of Norway. Whether abseilling off a cliff...

This story tells of the trials a young woman must face while growing up in a world where magic is considered evil. We hear how she survives in her wanderings after she is forced to flee her home and of the problems she faces as she seeks to learn why people such as herself are considered evil. We...