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A tribute to our furry, feathery, scaley, and wet family members: All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men.. Through her work both with her patients and their people, Dr. Karen Fine comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives.. "Filled with compassion and wisdom, Karen Fine is a healer whose own wounds have deepened her gifts for bringing animals and their people comfort and peace." - Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus and How to Be a Good Creature. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going to let anything stop her: not her allergy to cats, and not the fact that in the '80s veterinary medicine was still a mostly male profession.