The Other Side of the Dale

<p><b>Take a trip to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire</b><br><br><b>'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><i>_______</i><br><br> 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!<br><br> He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and appreciate the beautiful countryside - 'Are tha'comin' in then, mester, or are tha' stoppin' out theer all day admirin' t'view?'<br><br>He encounters some larger-than-life characters, from farmers and lords of the manor to teaching nuns and eccentric caretakers.<br><br>And, best of all, he discovers the delightful and enchanting qualities of the Dales children, including the small boy, who, when told he's not very talkative, answers: 'If I've got owt to say I says it, and if I've got owt to ask I asks it.'<br> <b><br> With his keen ear for the absurd and sharp eye for the ludicrous, Gervase Phinn's stories in <i>The Other Side of the Dale</i> will not fail to make you weep with laughter.</b></p> <p><b>Take a trip to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire</b><br><br><b>'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><i>_______</i><br><br> 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!<br><br> He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and appreciate the beautiful countryside - 'Are tha'comin' in then, mester, or are tha' stoppin' out theer all day admirin' t'view?'<br><br>He encounters some larger-than-life characters, from farmers and lords of the manor to teaching nuns and eccentric caretakers.<br><br>And, best of all, he discovers the delightful and enchanting qualities of the Dales children, including the small boy, who, when told he's not very talkative, answers: 'If I've got owt to say I says it, and if I've got owt to ask I asks it.'<br> <b><br> With his keen ear for the absurd and sharp eye for the ludicrous, Gervase Phinn's stories in <i>The Other Side of the Dale</i> will not fail to make you weep with laughter.</b></p>