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Lädt ... Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hillvon Gervase Phinn
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Gervase Phinn is one of my favourite authors for when I want something light and easy to read, something that will make me laugh. I've read all of The Dales series of books and thoroughly enjoyed them. While I found this autobiographically work interesting and just as engaging, it didn't seem to flow very smoothly, it felt disjointed. There's some repetition, where he recounts incidents from previous works but in spite of that, I enjoyed hearing anecdotes from his personal life. For me, 'Out of The Woods but not Over The Hill' felt like a book Mr. Phinn had to write, rather than one that flowed easily from his pen. ( ) A humorous and pleasant book that like all Gervase Phinn books leave you laughing out loud at homes, and not able to help yourself! However, I prefer his Dales series as I felt this book was too bitty, whereas The Dales series book tell a story and have more flow. One or two scenes from The Dales series ended up in these memoirs. Certainly worth a read. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
For Gervase Phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchair. As this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be 'out of the woods' but he is certainly not 'over the hill'. Looking back over more than sixty years of family life, teaching, inspecting schools, writing and public speaking, Gervase never fails to unearth humour, character, warmth and wisdom from the most diverse of experiences, whether they be growing up in Rotherham with the most un-Yorkshirelike of names or describing why loud mobile phone users get his goat. Brimming with nostalgia, gently mocking life's absurdities, never shy of an opinion, this is Gervase Phinn at his wittiest, twinkly-eyed best. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)379.15092Social sciences Education Public Schools; State Education Public school system School supervision and control: national, state and local; CentralizationBewertungDurchschnitt:
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