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The Little Village School - The Little Village School Series (Paperback)
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The Little Village School - The Little Village School Series (Paperback)

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Paperback 400 Pages
Published: 07/06/2012
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'[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

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444705584
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 320 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm


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PRAISE FOR GERVASE PHINN: A worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing. 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. Good old-fashioned yarn-spinning This heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading As Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase. Written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. 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 Written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. This heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading As Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase.

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“Entertaining, but not always believable.”

Having watched Mr. Phinn on the BBC Breakfast programme, I thought him very humorous and decided to buy one of his books. I found the book amusing and believed in some of the characters, especially that of Ms. Devine.... More

Paperback edition
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“Very Phinny!”

Loved it! The opening paragraph grasped one's attention and the humour and realism kept one fully absorbed. The humour was so Phinn..... as only he does! Looking forward to the follow up, Gervase..... and would... More

Hardback edition
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“Had me laughing and crying at the same time”

A Waterstones review had me wanting to read this novel, the first adult fiction title by Gervase Phinn.
Set in the Yorkshire Dales this could have been another of those quirky little stories we see so many of at the... More

Hardback edition
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