{"product_id":"9781444705584-the-little-village-school","title":"The Little Village School","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook 1 in the gorgeously uplifting Little Village School series\u003cbr\u003eFirst novel by bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eDales\u003c\/i\u003e series, Gervase Phinn. A warm, funny, moving and romantic tale of life in a village primary school when a new headmistress arrives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was wearing red shoes! With silver heels!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the village.  No one can understand why the head of a big inner city school would want to come to sleepy little Barton-in-the-Dale, to a primary with more problems than school dinners.   And that's not even counting the challenges the mysterious Elisabeth herself will face: a bitter former head teacher, a grumpy caretaker and a duplicitous chair of governors, to name but a few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen there's the gossip.  After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, funny and poignant, Gervase Phinn's first novel creates a fictional world that's as real as can be.  It will delight all his fans, and win him many more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A jolly good read.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb, easy reading.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I completely fell in love with all the characters in this book.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Will definitely go on to read more of Gervase Phinn's works.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful storytelling, believable characters.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944094969953,"sku":"9781444705584","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_8145560_jpg.jpg?v=1705999197","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444705584-the-little-village-school","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}