Over Hill & Dale is the second volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling Dales series' Miss who's that funny man at the back of the classroomso begins school-inspector Gervase Phinn's second year among the frankly spoken pupils & teachers of North Yorkshire
- the sight of Gervase with his notebook & pen provokes unexpected reactions from the children & adults alike But Gervase is far from daunted
- he is ready to brave the steely glare of the officious Mrs Savage & 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 & 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 & 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 & stories as well as a number of books about education He holds five fellowships honorary doctorates from Hull Leicester & Sheffield Hallam universities & is a patron of a number of children's charities & organizations He is married with four adult children His books include The Other Side of the Dale Over Hill & Dale Head Over Heels in the Dales The Heart of the Dales Up & Down in the Dales & Trouble at the Little Village School