The Little Village School - Hardcover

Phinn, Gervase

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1444705571 ISBN 13: 9781444705577

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2011

Synopsis

Ethne Devine is something of a mystery. Why should a highly successful head teacher of an inner-city primary school move to a small rural school in the Yorkshire Dales to face so many challenges? There are the declining number of pupils and the poor state of the building for a start and then there are the disparaging former head teacher, the gloomy caretaker and the amorous chair of governors to contend with. Those in the village are intrigued by the appearance of the new young and attractive head teacher and gossip is rife. Gervase Phinn's novel is peopled with his usual cast of colorful characters, comic situations, and, of course, the delightful and sometimes taxing children.

About this title

About the Author:

Gervase Phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, school inspector, educational consultant, and visiting professor of education. For 14 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.

Review:

written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. * Countryman * As Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase. * Choice * this heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading * News of the World *

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1444705571
• ISBN 13: 9781444705577
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304