Secrets at the Little Village School

I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ALL MY FRIENDS AS I HAVE IN THE PAST. I enjoy the humour and peoples funny little quirks, as a retired nurse I recognise people and their amusing ways, they give you endless entertainment, and you have captured them beautifully.

This is the next book in the series so I have come to know the characters. It is a lighthearted easy read. Very enjoyed.

Gervase Phinn writes such a lovely book which keeps me amused and yet thought provoking and beautiful English.

The "suspense of the secrets" keeps the reader engaged throughout the book and eagerly looking forward to the next installment.

I had read book one. So when this one came in the post although it means jumping some of the series, I thought it may not matter too much.This is book 5Life in Barton-in-the-Dale. It's a little village. We all are aware how little villages are. A close Community but can also hold gossips. There are secrets. Bubbling and brewing away. Ashley and Emmet are about to get married. But a blast from the past has come back to haunt him and knock him for six.There's always at least one nosy parker, and this Village is not without its very own gossip monger.A dishy new staff member sets tongues wagging.There's also some really chuckle moments within the pages that make you laugh out loud.Nice easy read for a Sunny afternoon or curled up in front of the fire.Thank you Hodder & Stoughton for my paperback copy

I do like Phinn's writing, unfortunately however, he has fallen in with the worst of American TV drama writing where he seems to believe his readers have amnesia. I really don't need full physical and historical reminders of each character every book. In this latest one he lifts half a page of writing from the previous book to remind you what one character thought of another!

I have just completed this book, the 5th and last in the series, and like the others before it, I didn't want it to end. The series tells the story of a village school, its pupils and teachers, and the village inhabitants in all their colourful glory. The highs and lows and the bits that make you laugh out loud - it's all there and the author certainly knows how to paint a picture with words. I'd recommend reading the series from Book 1 but if you can't the author makes it easy for the reader to catch up on what's gone before. Treat yourself!

Once again, if you have read previous books in this series, guessing the various outcomes will come as no surprise. This seems to apply to other series by this author; almost as if there are many ‘computer repeats’ utilises. Great to read one book but it gets repetitive to read other ‘follow on’ books.

Very happy with the condition of this book when it arrived. I had loaned my original book to a friend who, unfortunately, passed it on to a book sale. As I had all the other books in the series, I felt I must buy the first book to complete the collection. It's a great read and as with all the others, very entertaining. I read the books when travelling and I'm sure fellow passengers must notice me laughing out loud, but it's hard not to.

So enjoyed all five books in the series very funny - a must read.

Quality tales from a quality writer