Book description
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.
GERVASE PHINN is now a consultant schools inspector, travelling all
round the country and abroad. He is in constant demand as a guest
speaker. He lives near Doncaster, and is planning his third Dales book.
