Heart Of The Dales

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The Heart of the Dales" is the fifth volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling " Dales" series. A teacher was reprimanding a child who had drawn a very wobbly line freehand across his exercise book. ' Don't you know what the word "straight" means?' the teacher asked crossly.' ' Yes miss ' came the reply ' "without water"'. Awkward teachers pompous school governors & fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make Gervase Phinn's hectic job as a school inspector more than difficult. But for Gervase the main challenge remains the frankly spoken children. The new school year doesn't get off to a good start after a teacher suggests that Gervase has let him & his school down. Called up in front of his new boss the formidable Miss de la Mare Gervase fears he is going to be in hot water. To add to his woes he is given another 'little job' by the Chief Education Officer which inevitably means liaising with the infuriating & interfering Mrs Savage! Meanwhile away from the pressures of school Gervase's life with his wife Christine & their baby son is blissful
- until noises in the attic start to disturb their nights..." The Heart of the Dales" is Gervase Phinn at his story-telling best. " 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"."