Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music, and books shared with his three siblings, mother, and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s—reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey—of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world. Devour numerous uproarious stories, including the incident involving a broken greenhouse, crashing his brother's newly restored bike, as well as secrets about his first dates, adventures at summer camp, family trips to Blackpool, and many other captivating tales. With a wicked ear for the comical, and a sharp eye for detail, Road to the Dales visits poignant moments, significant events, and precious memories from a boy called Gervase Phinn.

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Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music, and books shared with his three siblings, mother, and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s—reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey—of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world. Devour numerous uproarious stories, including the incident involving a broken greenhouse, crashing his brother's newly restored bike, as well as secrets about his first dates, adventures at summer camp, family trips to Blackpool, and many other captivating tales. With a wicked ear for the comical, and a sharp eye for detail, Road to the Dales visits poignant moments, significant events, and precious memories from a boy called Gervase Phinn.

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Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

by Gervase Phinn
Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

by Gervase Phinn

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Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music, and books shared with his three siblings, mother, and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s—reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey—of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world. Devour numerous uproarious stories, including the incident involving a broken greenhouse, crashing his brother's newly restored bike, as well as secrets about his first dates, adventures at summer camp, family trips to Blackpool, and many other captivating tales. With a wicked ear for the comical, and a sharp eye for detail, Road to the Dales visits poignant moments, significant events, and precious memories from a boy called Gervase Phinn.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780141026725
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: 12/01/2011
Pages: 432
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Gervase Phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, school inspector, educational consultant, and visiting professor of education. For 14 years he taught in a range of schools, then acted as General Advisor for Language Development before spending 10 years as a school inspector. 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.

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