The Little Village School

'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh

She was wearing red shoes! With silver heels!

Elisabeth 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.

Then there's the gossip. After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything . . .

Warm, 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.

Readers are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL!

'A jolly good read.' - 5 STARS

'Superb, easy reading.' - 5 STARS

'I completely fell in love with all the characters in this book.' - 5 STARS

'Will definitely go on to read more of Gervase Phinn's works.' - 5 STARS

'Wonderful storytelling, believable characters.' - 5 STARS

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• ISBN: 9781444705584
• Number of pages: 400
• Weight: 320g
• Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm