April's Middletown book discussion title: a work by Gervase Phinn

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Tuesday, April 30 to discuss a book of your choice written by the author Gervase Phinn.  We will meet at 12 pm in Room 124 in the Library.  We had hoped to read his most recent book, but were unable to find library copies available.  So, we recommend that you pick one of his earlier books and bring your thoughts to our discussion.

Here is a brief sketch about the author, along with links to request his books from SearchOhio libraries (Just click "Request" and choose "Miami University" from the dropdown list.  Then enter your UniqueID and password, and the library from which you would like to retrieve the item):  

Gervase Phinn is a British author and educator.  After a career in teaching, he became a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales and based a series of memoirs and fictional works on his experiences.  They include:

• The Other Side of the Dale (1998, Michael Joseph)
• Over Hill and Dale (2000, Michael Joseph)
• Head Over Heels in the Dales (2002, Michael Joseph)
• Up and Down in the Dales (2004, Michael Joseph)
• The Heart of the Dales (2007, Michael Joseph)
• Out of the Woods but Not Over the Hill (2010, Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Little Village School (2011, Hodder & Stoughton)
• Trouble at the Little Village School (2012, Hodder & Stoughton)
• Road to the Dales – The story of a Yorkshire Lad (2010, Penguin)
• The School Inspector Calls (2013)

The following link will bring up several of these books in public libraries in Ohio:  SearchOhio. Miami also owns several of his academic works, and the Middletown Campus will add a copy of his latest work, The School at the Top of the Dale, shortly.

Read the book (or read something else interesting), then come along to our discussion to share what else you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing, and help us plan our future readings.  

Have an idea for a book to discuss?  Let us know and check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

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