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Out of the Woods but not Over the Hill

By: Gervase Phinn
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For Gervase Phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchair. As this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be ‘out of the woods’ but he is certainly not ‘over the hill’.

Looking back over more than sixty years of family life, teaching, inspecting schools, writing and public speaking, Gervase never fails to unearth humour, character, warmth and wisdom from the most diverse of experiences, whether they be growing up in Rotherham with the most un-Yorkshire like of names or describing why loud mobile phone users get his goat.

Brimming with nostalgia, gently mocking life’s absurdities, never shy of an opinion, this is Gervase Phinn at his wittiest, twinkly-eyed best.

©2010 Gervase Phinn (P)2010 Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks Comedy Witty Funny
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Another really entertaining book by Gervais. All his books are fantastic. I must say I’ve never laughed so much. And also I find them so comforting, they remind us older ones of how life used to be .

Wonderful

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i particularly like the poem about his son and daughter in law. there were many interesting stories within this book and i enjoyed being transported back through time.

another brilliant book.

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Very enjoyable bookand made me laugh out loud when it came to being the school inspector and and when meeting expuples it brought back memerious of the time i nursed an old art teacher and an infant head teacher

Very interesting life

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Perhaps rather repetitious of some of the content of his previous books but still an amusing, insightful and comfortable read.

A good read

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Loved all of it witty very entertaining couldn't put it down. In parts it bought tears to my eyes due to laughter and reminiscing of my school days.

How funny & well written this book was

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