Author:Jack Sheffield,Jack Sheffield
It's 1978, and Jack Sheffield begins his second year as headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. There are three letters on his desk - one makes him smile, one makes him sad and one is destined to change his life forever. This is from nine-year-old Sebastian, suffering from leukaemia in the local hospital, who writes a heartbreaking letter addressed to 'Mister Teacher'. Jack tries to help, and so begins a journey through the seasons of Yorkshire life in which the school is the natural centre of the community.
There's a colourful cast of characters who accompany Jack through the ups and downs of the school year including Vera, the school secretary who worships Margaret Thatcher and whose greatest ambition is to become President of the Women's Institute; Ruby, the 20-stone caretaker who sings like Julie Andrews; and Dorothy, the coffee shop assistant who is desperate to be Wonder Woman. Most of all, there is the lovely Beth Henderson, a teacher from a nearby school, who with her sister Laura presents Jack with an unexpected dilemma ...
Take a dash of Heartbeat, add a sprinkling of All Creatures Great And Small, throw in a liberal dash of Please Sir! and you have Mister Teacher. It will have you crying tears of laughter and sadness. A joy to read - and perfect for a Sunday night TV series!
—— Glasgow Evening TimesA charming memoir
—— Daily ExpressWonderfully comic
—— Lincolnshire TodayA story that will have you in tears of laughter as well as sadness
—— Manchester Evening NewsA story full of humour and affection
—— The Good Book Guide'Classic English humour, with all the slapstick, twists and dry observations you could hope for'
—— The TimesIt runs on the fuel of imagination...highly entertaining...an exploration of the elasticity of time and reality
—— The TimesGripping
—— GlamourA great thriller and a stirring love story
—— GraziaA gripping narrative and a compelling lead character... This is an absorbing and accomplished novel
—— LittleReaderLibraryA very human Cold War thriller
—— Good HousekeepingRooney is a novelist at home with life’s ambiguities, her plotting pleasingly intricate, her narrative richly textured
—— Lucy Beresford , Sunday Telegraph (Seven)A captivating read
—— ChoiceAn exciting and intelligent novel... Rooney's re-creation of the politics of the day is brilliant
—— Kate Saunders , The TimesParticulary acute on the muddle of emotion, reason and morality that festers around betrayal...compelling, impressively detailed story, with thrillerish overtones...
—— Elizabeth Buchan , The Sunday TimesA wonderfully plotted spy drama full of intrigue and suspense… A fantastic read
—— UK Regional Press SyndicationExtremely readable
—— Mark Perryman , Hufffington PostA brilliant spy novel, with an unlikely culprit and a deft, involving plot... Tense, beautifully pitched and very moving
—— Marie Claire[A] polished, intricate novel… rich in moral ambiguity
—— Sunday TelegraphThis powerfully-written spy thriller is compulsive reading
—— Falkirk HeraldA gripping spy novel with an unlikely culprit and a thoroughly researched basis in fact... Perfect for fans of William Boyd's Restless
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