{"product_id":"9780141924588","title":"Up and Down in the Dales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUp and Down in the Dales \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the fourth volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling Dales Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat's your name? I asked the child.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Tequila,' she replied. I'm named after a drink.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Tequila Sunrise,' I murmured.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'No,' pouted the child. 'Tequila Braithwaite.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUp and Down in the Dales \u003c\/i\u003eis charming montage of Gervase Phinn's experiences will keep you amused and will win a place in your heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels in the Dales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Dales, Up and Down in the Dales\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Trouble at the Little Village School\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106437447920,"sku":"9780141924588","price":10.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141924588_p0.jpg?v=1763655768","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141924588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}