A Lesson in Love, Gervase Phinn
A Lesson in Love, Gervase Phinn
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A Lesson in Love
Book 4 in the gorgeously endearing Little Village School series

Author: Gervase Phinn

Narrator: Gervase Phinn

Unabridged: 12 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/16/2021

Synopsis

'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh

Love is in the air in the little village of Barton-in-the-Dale. Anyone can see that Ashley Underwood and Emmet O'Malley are made for each other. They've just got to admit it to themselves . . . But as the saying goes, the course of true love never did run smooth.

While romance blossoms on one side of the village, an angry young boy struggles to believe in love. But when tragedy strikes, he learns that comfort and care can come from the most unexpected of places.

Meanwhile, head teacher Elisabeth Stirling faces a new challenge for the start of the school year. An eccentric teacher joins the staff, and there's also a worrying case of potential negligence to answer. In the village too, a puritanical new vicar stirs up trouble. But as always, mixed in with the drama there's plenty of gossip, laughter, friendship - and love - in Barton-in-the-Dale.

(P) 2015 Isis Publishing

About Gervase Phinn

Dr Gervase Phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, educational consultant and visiting professor of education. For fourteen years he taught in a range of schools, then acted as General Adviser for Language Development in Rotherham before moving on to North Yorkshire, where he spent ten years as a school inspector - time that has provided much source material for his books. He has four grown up children and four grandchildren and lives near Doncaster. Visit Gervase's website, www.gervase-phinn.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on October 06, 2016

The book I had was a hard cover edition with this cover. Having read the three other Little Village School books a few months back, I was delighted when I saw this one on the library shelf. It came with me and I started reading it in the car before I even arrived home. Bad luck for the other books a......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on June 21, 2019

The Story starts strong and ends strong for me falling flat in the middle compared to the last book I really enjoyed. The main story of this book is of Ashley and Emmet who are meant to be. Just life throws many obstacles in there way. You want to scream at them that it's so obvious they are made for......more

Goodreads review by Emily on February 05, 2018

Again an enjoyable instalment in the series, easy read and fun to follow their stories.......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on February 20, 2017

Having now completed this entire series, I felt I could review them as a whole. I don't have a favourite as I thought all 4 had their merits and more dull bits. It was like reading a tame version of Emmerdale. The characters are amusing and the storylines interesting yet tame. There's no unpleasantne......more

Goodreads review by Mrs Marion E Walker on October 01, 2016

This book was a disappointment because I enjoyed the previous books in the series, finding them a gentle reflection on village life. This book, though, did not measure up. The heroine, Elizabeth Stirling, was always saintly but has now become such a goody two shoes that she is totally unlikable. I k......more

Quotes

PRAISE FOR GERVASE PHINN:

Packed with delightful and authentic characters, juicy gossip, precarious romance and good old-fashioned village drama, this is a warm-hearted and hilarious account of a struggling school in a small community. Good Book Guide

A worthy successor to James Herriot, and every bit as endearing. Alan Titchmarsh

Written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. Countryman

As Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase. Choice

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