Up and Down in the Dales

Penguin UK, 2010. Good. Up and Down in the Dales by Gervase Phinn Up and Down in the Dales is the fourth volume in Gervase Phinn's bestsellin g Dales Series What's your name? I asked the child. 'Tequila,' she replied. I'm named after a drink.' 'Tequila Sunrise,' I murmured. 'No,' pouted the child. 'Tequila Braithwaite.' Now in his fourth year as an Inspector for English in the Yorkshire Dales, Gervase Phinn still relishes visiting the schools - whether an inner-city c omprehensive fraught with difficulties or a small Dales Primary school wher e the main danger is one of closure. With endless good humour, he copes wit h the little surprises that occur round every corner. Some things never change: Mrs Savage roars, Connie rants, and Gervase's col league in the office play verbal ping-pong. But all this can be put behind him each day when he returns home to his lovely wife, Christine, who is exp ecting their first baby. Up and Down in the Dales is charming montage of Gervase Phinn's experiences will keep you amused and will win a place in your heart.