Gervase Phinn művei

A Load of Old Tripe

For eleven-year old James Joseph Johnson (or Jimmy for short) life is not always straightforward. In fact, things can be quite complicate...

A Lesson in Love (Little Village School)

Love is in the air in the little village of Barton-in-the-Dale. Anyone can see that Ashley Underwood and Emmet O'Malley are made for each...

The School Inspector Calls

Gervase Phinn's fond memoirs of life as a school inspector have shown his homeland of Yorkshire in a new and often hilarious light. Pengu...

Trouble at the Little Village Shool

Elisabeth Devine certainly rocked the boat when she arrived in Barton-in-the-Dale to take over as head teacher of the little primary scho...

All These Lonely People

Even with a huge problem to worry about, Father McKenzie still manages to see the good in everyone. His job is made more difficult by his...

A Wayne in a Manger

What happens when Mary drops the Baby Jesus? Or when the innkeeper invites Mary in but sends her husban packing? Or when th three kings r...

The Other Side of the Dale

Gervase Phinn reveals his early experiences as a school inspector in The Other Side of the Dale. As the newly appointed County Inspect...

Royston Knapper: Return of the Rogue

The Heart of the Dales

Gervase Phinn is back with his tales of life as a schools inspector in Yorkshire. His colourful cast of characters have now become firm f...

Who Am I?

One hot day in the middle of a jungle a strange little creature hatches out of an egg. "Who am I?" he asks himself. Off he plods through ...

Trouble at the Little Village School

Elisabeth Devine certainly rocked the boat when she arrived in Barton-in-the-Dale to take over as head teacher of the little primary scho...

All Our Yesterdays - An Anthology of Childhood Memories

A unique collection of childhood memories from across the decades

The Little Village School

She was wearing red shoes! With silver heels! Elisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the village. No one can understand w...

A Wayne in a Manger

A Wayne in a Manger is the hilarious compilation of nativity stories by Gervase Phinn. Discover some wonderfully funny and touching nativ...

The Other Side of the Dale

This is a warm, funny and mostly true account of the first year that Gervase Phinn spent as a schools' inspector in North Yorkshire. His ...

Out Of The Woods But Not Over The Hill

For Gervase Phinn, growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favorite armchair. As t...