The School at the Top of the Dale

by Gervaise Phinn

Newly 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. Add 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.

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Reviews

[Angela Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guess this must be the book. Read it to my mam whist in the care home; she loved it and we shared many jokes and other incidences - it took a far while (almost five weeks) but kept us together, entertained; both and educated us too. Wish I could now recall the order of the planets. The bits with the youngsters we enjoyed most.