Head over Heels in the Dales

About the Author Gervase Phinn is now recognised as a best-selling author following the immense success of his first two books, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DALE and OVER HILL AND DALE. His speaking engagements are always a sell-out. From AudioFile Yorkshire school inspector Gervase Phinn continues his wryobservations of the schools he visits daily in the third of his "dale"memoirs. Phinn is in his 30s as the action unfolds, so this bookincludes his romance with elementary school teacher Miss Bentley, whomhe marries. Because he falls hard for his fiancée, he aptly callsthis memoir HEAD OVER HEELS. A James Herriot without the animals, theauthor clearly loves the surroundings he knows so well, but that loveis tempered with honest laughter. He uses his Yorkshire lilt toconvince listeners they have their own knees tucked up under smallwooden desks and are gazing out the glass panes of tall school windowson the ever-enchanting green dales of the English North Country.E.V. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine