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The School at the Top of the Dale

Top of the Dale, Book 1

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By: Gervase Phinn
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Summary

Newly qualified teacher Tom Dwyer has been given his first post in Risingdale, a sleepy little village at the very top of the Yorkshire Dales. Unsure if he'll ever fit into this close-knit community, Tom joins a motley staff at the village school. With pupils who know more about sheep than they do arithmetic, Tom has his work cut out for him. 

Add to that an altercation with the beautiful but stand-offish Miss Janette Fairborn and an argument with the local squire's son, and Tom's first term proves a baptism of fire. But Tom soon finds himself growing fond of Risingdale, and with a class of lively and demanding pupils, an end-of-term show to put on and a jewellery thief at large, he will find himself at the centre of drama, secrets revealed and plenty of love, laughter and new friendships. 

Full of colourful characters, and laugh-out-loud moments, The School at the Top of the Dale is a warm and humorous portrayal of life in a small Yorkshire village.

©2018 Gervase Phinn (P)2018 Isis Publishing Contemporary Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural Fiction Witty England Village
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only criticism is it has same information as little village school, not new dales references.

lovely

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Nice story with heartfelt words. Reminds me so much of earlier books. Still enjoyed it.

Lovely listening but characters are repeats from earlier books

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Down to earth characters portrayed wonderfully by the author, with a warm soothing voice. Lovely story that is funny, compassionate and the Yorkshire dialect is brilliant!

Charming and funny

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Having just discovered this author I find I can't wait for the next chance of getting listen.
This book is beautifully written, the characters are just fabulous and the story brilliant.
This book is well worth a listen, it made me tear up in places and laugh out loud throughout.....always the sign of a great writter that can create such emotions in the listener/reader.
I cant wait to start the next one!

Enchanting.

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Gervase Phinn, I want you to know…I loved this book as an audiobook! It has been one of the few books I could not wait to get a minute to listen to more! Oh I have laughed out loud to the Yorkshire kids remarks to both their teacher, Mr Dwyer and the vicar, good job I was not drinking a cuppa at the time. Superb!
The voices were so authentic and I loved Miss Tranter. I cannot wait for the next one and can only hope it is as good as this.

What a treat to listen to!!!

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