Up and Down in the Dales

Up and Down in the Dales is the fourth volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling Dales Series<br/><br/>What's your name? I asked the child.<br/>'Tequila,' she replied. I'm named after a drink.'<br/>'Tequila Sunrise,' I murmured.<br/>'No,' pouted the child. 'Tequila Braithwaite.'<br/><br/>Now in his fourth year as an Inspector for English in the Yorkshire Dales, Gervase Phinn still relishes visiting the schools - whether an inner-city comprehensive fraught with difficulties or a small Dales Primary school where the main danger is one of closure. With endless good humour, he copes with the little surprises that occur round every corner.<br/><br/>Some things never change: Mrs Savage roars, Connie rants, and Gervase's colleague in the office play verbal ping-pong. But all this can be put behind him each day when he returns home to his lovely wife, Christine, who is expecting their first baby.<br/><br/>Up and Down in the Dales is charming montage of Gervase Phinn's experiences will keep you amused and will win a place in your heart.