{"product_id":"9781444705584","title":"The Little Village School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was wearing red shoes! With silver heels!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElisabeth 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.   And 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen there's the gossip.  After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eReaders are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A jolly good read.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb, easy reading.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I completely fell in love with all the characters in this book.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Will definitely go on to read more of Gervase Phinn's works.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful storytelling, believable characters.' - \u003cb\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gervase Phinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":43493086822560,"sku":"9781444705584","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/products\/BNCImageAPI_928c1de9-0707-4336-bd30-89a335a353ea.jpg?v=1678560714","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781444705584","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}