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The Other Side of the Dale

By - Phinn, Gervase
Floor - Floor 1
Published - Penguin, London, 1999
ISBN 10 - 0140275428
ISBN 13 - 9780140275421
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Phinn, Gervase
Shelf No - 20
Call Number - 379.1509 PHI
Physical Description - 288 pages; 20 cm
Book Information
This is a warm, funny and mostly true account of the first year that Gervase Phinn spent as a schools' inspector in North Yorkshire. His brilliantly portrayed cast includes his fellow inspectors who range from endearing to eccentric, sporting lords of the manor, Ministry bigwigs, formidable teaching nuns and a very attractive head-teacher who happens to be single, adding up to an enchanting montage of experiences. But it is the children themselves who steal the show, whether fresh-faced from the farms or worldly-wise from the towns. Gervase Phinn is a born raconteur who has transferred his talents to the written word with outstanding success.

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