{"product_id":"the-little-village-school-9781444705584","title":"The Little Village School","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.'' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was wearing red shoes! With silver heels!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElisabeth 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen there''s the gossip.  After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eReaders are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR GERVASE PHINN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing. * bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh *\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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 *\u003cbr\u003eGood old-fashioned yarn-spinning * The Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003eThis heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading * News of the World *\u003cbr\u003eAs Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eWritten with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. * Countryman *\u003cbr\u003ePacked 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 *\u003cbr\u003eWritten with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. * \u003ci\u003eCountryman\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThis heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading * \u003ci\u003eNews of the World\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eAs Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase. * \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739228516695,"sku":"9781444705584","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444705584.jpg?v=1720051567","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-little-village-school-9781444705584","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}