Frequently Asked Questions
What is "BRAND NEW from Gervase Phinn" about?
Discover another BRAND NEW nostalgic, feel-good novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Gervase Phinn.
Praise for Gervase Phinn:
'As heartwarming as ever' Alan Titchmarsh
'Hilarious and hair-raising' Sunday Times
'Colourful, funny and honest' Sunday Express
'A natural storyteller' The Times Educational Supplement
'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph
'He has a marvellous ear for one-liners' Yorkshire Post
'A born raconteur' Guardian
'Uproarious and touching by turns' Daily Mail
'Enchanting' Women's Own
Who wrote "BRAND NEW from Gervase Phinn"?
"BRAND NEW from Gervase Phinn" was written by Gervase Phinn.
Dr Gervase Phinn – author, poet, broadcaster, lecturer, educational guru, after-dinner speaker and ‘born raconteur’ (the Guardian) is perhaps best known for his best-selling series of Dales books for Penguin and his novels with Penguin and Hodder. Affectionately dubbed ‘the James Herriot of Schools’, his warm-hearted hearted reminiscences about his
life as a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales, have featured heavily on Radio 4 Book of the Week and Book at Bedtime slots. He has written a wide range of academic books, children’s poetry and fiction.
He is patron of five children’s charities.
