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  • Up and Down in the Dales

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Escape to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph______What's your name? I asked the child.'Tequila,' she replied. I'm named after a drink.''Tequila Sunrise,' I murmured.'No,' pouted the child. 'Tequila Braithwaite.'Now in h... ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • The Other Side of the Dale

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Take a trip to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph_______As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, Gervase Phinn reveals in this warm and wonderfully humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Over Hill and Dale

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Over Hill and Dale is the second volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling Dales series.'Miss, who's that funny man at the back of the classroom?So begins school-inspector Gervase Phinn's second year among the frankly spoken pupils and teachers of North Yorkshire - the sight of Gervase with his notebook and pen provokes unexpected reactions from the children and adults alike.But Gervase is far from ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Heart of the Dales

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Escape to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily TelegraphHis colourful cast of characters have become firm favourites: the mostly mad staff at County Hall, as well as the children themselves, who find ways of embarrassing the school inspectors with innocent ease.In The ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Head Over Heels in the Dales

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Join Gervase Phinn in the classroom where he faces his greatest challenge: keeping a straight face as teachers and children alike conspire to have him laughing out loud . . .'So funny, it will echo things that happen in your own life' 5***** Reader Review'A wonderful, entertaining and enjoyable read. The humour is infectious' 5***** Reader Review______'Could you tell me how to spell "sex" please?' ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Road to the Dales

    The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    A unique look into the childhood experiences of Gervase Phinn in Road to the Dales.Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Wayne in a Manger

    A feel-good festive book of funny, touching and unforgettable nativity stories — perfect for Christmas gifting

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    A Wayne in a Manger is the hilarious compilation of nativity stories by Gervase Phinn.Discover some wonderfully funny and touching nativity play anecdotes, including children forgetting their lines, ad-libbing, falling of the stage, picking their noses and showing their knickers.One brilliant anecdote tells of an innkeeper who generously says there's plenty of room for Mary and Joseph, while ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • The School at the Top of the Dale

    Book 1 in bestselling author Gervase Phinn's beautiful new Top of The Dale series

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Series Book 1 - Top of the Dale
    '[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - bestselling author Alan TitchmarshNewly qualified teacher Tom Dwyer has been given his first post in Risingdale, a sleepy little village at the very top of the Yorkshire Dales. Unsure if he'll ever fit into this close-knit community, Tom joins a motley staff at the village school. With pupils who know more ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Secrets at the Little Village School

    Book 5 in the beautifully uplifting Little Village School series

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Narrated by Gervase Phinn ...
    Series Audiobook 5 - The Little Village School Series

    Unabridged

    13 hours 10 min

    '[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh'It's a small village is Barton-in-the-Dale, Mrs Stirling,' said the shopkeeper. 'You ought to know that by now. Nothing can be kept secret for too long. News travels fast.'In the little village of Barton-in-the-Dale, long-hidden secrets are bubbling to the surface. Ashley ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • A Load of Old Tripe

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    For eleven-year old James Joseph Johnson (or Jimmy for short) life is not always straightforward. In fact, things can be quite complicated, and don't always turn out as he'd planned . . .Born in 1946, Jimmy lives with his Mum and Dad in a shiny red brick terraced house in South Yorkshire near the steel works. Sometimes the air is thick and metallic tasting, with bits of soot floating around like ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Secrets at the Little Village School

    Book 5 in the beautifully uplifting Little Village School series

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Series Book 5 - The Little Village School Series
    '[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh'It's a small village is Barton-in-the-Dale, Mrs Stirling,' said the shopkeeper. 'You ought to know that by now. Nothing can be kept secret for too long. News travels fast.'In the little village of Barton-in-the-Dale, long-hidden secrets are bubbling to the surface. Ashley ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Don't Tell the Teacher

    by Gervase Phinn ...
    Brilliantly observed as always, family, teachers, pupils and the dreaded school inspector all leap to life in this wonderfully warm and witty, brand new, poetry collection from bestseller Gervase Phinn.New kids, disobedient deputy heads, school reports and fireworks, daydreamers and embarrassing mums all make an appearance. And if read on you might even just discover the whereabouts of Colin's ... Read more

    $8.59 USD