<b>PRAISE FOR GERVASE PHINN:</b>

A worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.

bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh

When Gervase Phinn receives his peerage for services to good-heartedness, this will be the motto on his coat of arms: "Ex silvis sed non supra montem." . . . This entertaining and moving homework earns a good few merit marks. Gervase Phinn is not going downhill yet, by a long chalk on a blackboard.

Independent

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Good old-fashioned yarn-spinning

The Bookbag

This heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading

News of the World

As Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase.

Choice

Written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller.

Countryman

Packed with delightful and authentic characters, juicy gossip, precarious romance and good old-fashioned village drama, this is a warm-hearted and hilarious account of a struggling school in a small community

The Good Book Guide

Written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller.

<i>Countryman</i>

This heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading

<i>News of the World</i>

As Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase.

<i>Choice</i>

'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh She was wearing red shoes! With silver heels!Elisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the village. No one can understand why the head of a big inner city school would want to come to sleepy little Barton-in-the-Dale, to a primary with more problems than school dinners. And that's not even counting the challenges the mysterious Elisabeth herself will face: a bitter former head teacher, a grumpy caretaker and a duplicitous chair of governors, to name but a few.Then there's the gossip. After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything . . .Warm, funny and poignant, Gervase Phinn's first novel creates a fictional world that's as real as can be. It will delight all his fans, and win him many more.Readers are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL!'A jolly good read.' - 5 STARS'Superb, easy reading.' - 5 STARS'I completely fell in love with all the characters in this book.' - 5 STARS'Will definitely go on to read more of Gervase Phinn's works.' - 5 STARS'Wonderful storytelling, believable characters.' - 5 STARS
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First novel by bestselling author of the Dales series, Gervase Phinn. A warm, funny, moving and romantic tale of life in a village primary school when a new headmistress arrives...
Written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. - CountrymanThis heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading - News of the WorldAs Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase. - Choice
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First novel by bestselling author of the Dales series, Gervase Phinn. A warm, funny, moving and romantic tale of life in a village primary school when a new headmistress arrives...

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781444705584
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
Hodder Paperback
Vekt
320 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

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Om bidragsyterne

Dr Gervase Phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, educational consultant and visiting professor of education. For fourteen years he taught in a range of schools, then acted as General Adviser for Language Development in Rotherham before moving on to North Yorkshire, where he spent ten years as a school inspector - time that has provided much source material for his books. He has four grown up children and four grandchildren and lives near Doncaster. Visit Gervase's website, www.gervase-phinn.com.