<p><b>Take a trip to the country with Gervase Phinn&apos;s heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire</b><br /><br /><b>&apos;Gervase Phinn&apos;s memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms&apos; </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br /><i>_______</i><br /><br /> As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, Gervase Phinn reveals in this warm and wonderfully humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an education it was!<br /><br /> He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and appreciate the beautiful countryside - &apos;Are tha&apos;comin&apos; in then, mester, or are tha&apos; stoppin&apos; out theer all day admirin&apos; t&apos;view?&apos;<br /><br />He encounters some larger-than-life characters, from farmers and lords of the manor to teaching nuns and eccentric caretakers.<br /><br />And, best of all, he discovers the delightful and enchanting qualities of the Dales children, including the small boy, who, when told he&apos;s not very talkative, answers: &apos;If I&apos;ve got owt to say I says it, and if I&apos;ve got owt to ask I asks it.&apos;<br /> <b><br /> With his keen ear for the absurd and sharp eye for the ludicrous, Gervase Phinn&apos;s stories in <i>The Other Side of the Dale</i> will not fail to make you weep with laughter.</b></p>