{"product_id":"the-little-village-school-gervase-phinn-9781444705584","title":"The Little Village School","description":"\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was wearing red shoes! With silver heels! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen there's the gossip. After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A jolly good read.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Superb, easy reading.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I completely fell in love with all the characters in this book.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Will definitely go on to read more of Gervase Phinn's works.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Wonderful storytelling, believable characters.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gervase Phinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144470558X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781444705584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Gervase Phinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611692318975,"sku":"9781444705584","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0358e0f-338e-48b8-9ea4-c1ed98e4d9b1.jpg?v=1764515447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-little-village-school-gervase-phinn-9781444705584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}