"As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, Gervase Phinn reveals, in this warm and wonderfully humourous account, the experiences of his first year in the job-- and what an education it was!"--Page 4 of cover.
As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, Gervase Phinn reveals, in this warm and wonderfully humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an education it was!
Gervase Phinn, school inspector, begins his third year with a spring in his step for in April he will marry Christine Bentley, head teacher of Winnery Nook School. But before then he has to suffer the wicked repartee of his fellow inspectors on the subjects of love and marriage.…
Gervase Phinn, school inspector, begins his third year with a spring in his step for in April he will marry Christine Bentley, head teacher of Winnery Nook School. But before then he has to suffer the wicked repartee of his fellow inspectors on the subjects of love and marriage.…
Through the years of success in Hollywood composing music for the world's most lauded films, Chris always promised his wife they would return to the Yorkshire Dales one day. Now, after his wife's death, Chris feels he must not forget his promise. Back in the Dales, he rents an i…
Through the years of success in Hollywood composing music for the world's most lauded films, Chris always promised his wife they would return to the Yorkshire Dales one day. Now, after his wife's death, Chris feels he must not forget his promise. Back in the Dales, he rents an i…
Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This title is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays …
Renowned for his charming and hilarious tales of life as a teacher and school inspector, Gervase Phinn gives us a unique window into his own childhood experiences of his life growing up in a pre-war, shiny red-brick house (with an inside toilet) on Richard Road, Rotherham.
Renowned for his charming and hilarious tales of life as a teacher and school inspector, Gervase Phinn gives us a unique window into his own childhood experiences of his life growing up in a pre-war, shiny red-brick house (with an inside toilet) on Richard Road, Rotherham.