{"product_id":"little-village-school-the","title":"Little Village School, The","description":"''[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.'' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh \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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders are loving THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A jolly good read.'' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Superb, easy reading.'' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I completely fell in love with all the characters in this book.'' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Will definitely go on to read more of Gervase Phinn''s works.'' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Wonderful storytelling, believable characters.'' - 5 STARS","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57262196752719,"sku":"9781444705584","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781444705584_1-little-village-school-the.jpg?v=1773817901","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/little-village-school-the","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}