{"product_id":"9781444705584","title":"The Little Village School : Book 1 in the gorgeously uplifting Little Village School series","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Phinn, Gervase\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 7 June 2012 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton (Hodder Paperback) as part of 'the Little Village School' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 400 pages, none\u003cbr\u003e132 x 197 x 25 | 322g\u003cp\u003e'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh  She was wearing red shoes! With silver heels!Elisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the village.  No one can understand why the head of a big inner city school would want to come to sleepy little Barton-in-the-Dale, to a primary with more problems than school dinners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that's not even counting the challenges the mysterious Elisabeth herself will face: a bitter former head teacher, a grumpy caretaker and a duplicitous chair of governors, to name but a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there's the gossip.  After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, funny and poignant, Gervase Phinn's first novel creates a fictional world that's as real as can be.  It will delight all his fans, and win him many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL!'A jolly good read.' - 5 STARS'Superb, easy reading.' - 5 STARS'I completely fell in love with all the characters in this book.' - 5 STARS'Will definitely go on to read more of Gervase Phinn's works.' - 5 STARS'Wonderful storytelling, believable characters.' - 5 STARS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phinn, Gervase","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465676820664,"sku":"9781444705584","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781444705584.jpg?v=1734702640","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781444705584","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}