Top of the Dales Series By Gervase Phinn 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

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Nursing a broken heart after a romantic disappointment, he just wants to keep his head down and get on with his job.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut it is not to be. A beautiful London artist sets tongues wagging when she moves into the village, and her precocious yet frail son is in Tom's class. On top of that, his colleague's malicious ex-husband is back, determined to create mischief, and a tragedy on one of the winding country roads sends the village reeling. And all this alongside a class of children who still seem to know more about farming than fractions.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Class Act\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChange is afoot in the usually sleepy village of Risingdale. Gerald Gaunt, headmaster of the primary school for over thirty years, is retiring. It is the end of an era and Gerald hopes that his replacement will work with him to secure a bright, happy future for the school. But Mr Smart has his own ideas about how things should be run, and things start to become fraught very quickly.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn top of this, the teachers have plenty of other dramas to contend with. Still dealing with a class of children who seem to understand agriculture better than arithmetic, Tom Dwyer is pining over Janette, his one-that-got-away. Meanwhile, his colleague Joyce Tranter's new marital bliss is shattered by the arrival of her husband's avaricious, scheming nephew. And elsewhere in the village, Sir Hedley's long-cherished plans for his future are jeopardised by the arrival back in his life of his bitter, desperate ex-wife.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan the residents of Risingdale pull together and achieve happiness against the odds?\u003cbr\u003e","published_at":"2023-12-05T15:03:50+00:00","created_at":"2023-12-05T14:58:36+00:00","vendor":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","type":"Fiction","tags":["Age_Adult","Boxing Day"],"price":999,"price_min":999,"price_max":999,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2997,"compare_at_price_min":2997,"compare_at_price_max":2997,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42874431537331,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B2D5815","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Top of the Dales Series By Gervase Phinn 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":999,"weight":800,"compare_at_price":2997,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9789124236335","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61pDyjHnVVL._SL1024.jpg?v=1701789995","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/615hdpPtW4L._SL1000.jpg?v=1701790025"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61pDyjHnVVL._SL1024.jpg?v=1701789995","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Top of the Dales Series By Gervase Phinn 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","id":26290151424179,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.758,"height":1024,"width":776,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61pDyjHnVVL._SL1024.jpg?v=1701789995"},"aspect_ratio":0.758,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61pDyjHnVVL._SL1024.jpg?v=1701789995","width":776},{"alt":"Top of the Dales Series By Gervase Phinn 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","id":26290151456947,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/615hdpPtW4L._SL1000.jpg?v=1701790025"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/615hdpPtW4L._SL1000.jpg?v=1701790025","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in this set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The School at the Top of the Dale\u003cbr\u003e2. Tales Out of School\u003cbr\u003e3. A Class Act\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe School at the Top of the Dale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewly qualified teacher Tom Dwyer has been given his first post in Risingdale, a sleepy little village at the very top of the Yorkshire Dales. Unsure if he'll ever fit into this close-knit community, Tom joins a motley staff at the village school. With pupils who know more about sheep than they do arithmetic, Tom has his work cut out for him.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdd to that an altercation with the beautiful but stand-offish Miss Janette Fairborn and an argument with the local squire's son, and Tom's first term proves a baptism of fire. But Tom soon finds himself growing fond of Risingdale, and with a class of lively and demanding pupils, an end-of-term show to put on, and a jewellery thief at large, he will find himself at the centre of drama, secrets revealed, and plenty of love, laughter and new friendships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales Out of School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter an eventful start to his first ever teaching post in the sleepy village of Risingdale, Tom Dwyer is hoping for a bit of calm. Nursing a broken heart after a romantic disappointment, he just wants to keep his head down and get on with his job.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut it is not to be. A beautiful London artist sets tongues wagging when she moves into the village, and her precocious yet frail son is in Tom's class. On top of that, his colleague's malicious ex-husband is back, determined to create mischief, and a tragedy on one of the winding country roads sends the village reeling. And all this alongside a class of children who still seem to know more about farming than fractions.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Class Act\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChange is afoot in the usually sleepy village of Risingdale. Gerald Gaunt, headmaster of the primary school for over thirty years, is retiring. It is the end of an era and Gerald hopes that his replacement will work with him to secure a bright, happy future for the school. But Mr Smart has his own ideas about how things should be run, and things start to become fraught very quickly.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn top of this, the teachers have plenty of other dramas to contend with. Still dealing with a class of children who seem to understand agriculture better than arithmetic, Tom Dwyer is pining over Janette, his one-that-got-away. Meanwhile, his colleague Joyce Tranter's new marital bliss is shattered by the arrival of her husband's avaricious, scheming nephew. And elsewhere in the village, Sir Hedley's long-cherished plans for his future are jeopardised by the arrival back in his life of his bitter, desperate ex-wife.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan the residents of Risingdale pull together and achieve happiness against the odds?\u003cbr\u003e"}