'Whether you are a practising farm vet, budding student or simply someone with an interest in livestock, David Harwood's biography, Rural Tranquillity to National Crisis, is a gem... From nostalgic moments from his childhood and what feels like a bygone era; to witty anecdotes from life in practice; through to an honest account of the foot-and-mouth crisis of 2001 and working for the ministry, this book has it all... I would recommend this book to all my professional colleagues and believe it would sit well on the bookshelf of any budding or current veterinary student as an entertaining, but honest and accurate, picture of what life as a vet might entail.' - Louise Silk, Veterinary Times (Posted on 12/09/2017)