Over Hill and Dale

by Gervase Phinn (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.52

  This sequel to The Other Side of the Dale , continues the story of the author working as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. Many of the characters appear again - his fellow inspectors, quirks and all, the local landowner-cum-school governor, the eccentric caretaker at the staff development centre and of course the lovely Christine from Winnery Nook school who turned his head in the first book.

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.52

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  $15.09

  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 daunted - he is ready to brave the steely glare of the officious Mrs Savage, and even feels up to helping. Dr Gore organize a gathering of the Feofees - just as soon as someone tells him what they are! He is still in pursuit of the lovely headteacher Christine Bentley, but will she feel the same? This is a delectable second helping of hilarious tales from the man who has been dubbed 'the James Herriot of schools'. In Over Hill and Dale , Gervase Phinn will have you laughing out loud. Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms . ( Daily Telegraph ). Gervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include The Other Side of the Dale , Over Hill and Dale , Head Over Heels in the Dales , The Heart of the Dales , Up and Down in the Dales and Trouble at the Little Village School .