An evening with Gervase Phinn + Book signing event
Bestselling author Gervase Phinn will be promoting his new book The School Inspector Calls with a book signing event afterwards.
Professor Gervase Phinn will be here at The Collection promoting his new book The Inspector Calls:A Barton-in-the-Dale Novel. The new book revolves around the a new summer in Barton-in-the-Dale and as a new term begins at the little primary school, it's not just the warm weather that's getting people hot under the collar. Meetings with the teachers from Urebank School to discuss the merger are producing more than a few fireworks, a disruptive new pupil arrives, set to cause trouble, and a surprising staff love affair is exposed. There's also a big school production of The Wizard of Oz to organise as well as an impending visit from the Minister of Education. Headteacher Elisabeth Devine certainly has her work cut out for her. And that's just some of the drama set to shake-up the village. Throw in a sprinkling of secrets, shocking revelations, old flames, new liaisons, psychics, weddings and misfortune . . .There's plenty to gossip about this term.
Gervase Phinns taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser and school inspector. He is now a freelance lecturer, broadcaster and writer, a consultant for numerous universities and has been awarded titles from various Higher Education institutions.
He has published many articles, chapters and books and edited a wide range of poetry and short story collections. His academic texts include: Young Readers and their Books, published by David Fulton, Touches of Beauty: Poetry in the Primary School and Reading Matters. Additionally he has published collections of his own plays, poems, picture books and short stories, including his anthologies of verse : Classroom Creatures, It Takes One to Know One, The Day Our Teacher Went Batty and Family Phantoms, His books of stories for children, What's the Matter, Royston Knapper? and Royston Knapper: The Return of the Rogue were published by Child's Play and became best¬sellers. His picture book Our Cat Cuddles appeared earlier this year.
Gervase Phinn has appeared on BBC1, BBC 2, Radio 2, Radio 4, GMTV, ITV and Sky to promote his work.
Tickets for this event cost £4.00 / £3.00 Waterstones loyalty card holders.
Event starts at 7 pm
Doors open at 6.30 pm
Tickets are available at The Collection reception desk and Waterstones High Street (not Cornhill). Unfortunately there is no online booking facility available for this event. Telephone booking is available, however payments for this method must be via credit card, call 01522 782040
Tickets are non-refundable.