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Travel back in time with this enchanting novel from Jack Sheffield • For the residents of Ragley, the small Yorkshire village, the war is finally starting to feel like a distant memory. Gone are the days of rationing and sacrifice, replaced with the joys of spin-dryers and Beatlemania • But Lily Feather can't quite forget the events of the war and the years that followed. Buried in her past remains a terrible secret from which she cannot escape but that still threatens her fragile family. After the death of their mother, her brother, Freddie, has come to depend on her and her husband, but their lives will soon change for ever • On the cusp of adulthood, Freddie's life is simple: all he really has to worry about is school, girls and a spot of rugby

It's 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV, Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister, Abba is top of the pops, and in the small Yorkshire village of Ragley-on-the-Forest, Jack Sheffield returns for his third year as headmaster of the village school • Jack and his staff struggle to keep a semblance of normality throughout the turbulence of the school terms, as once again the official School Log fails to record what is really going on beneath the seemingly quiet routine. Ruby the caretaker discovers her Prince Charming; Vera the school secretary gets to meet her hero, Nicholas Parsons; and Jack, to his astonishment, finds himself having to stand in as a curiously skinny Father Christmas • Jack also finds himself, at last, having to choose between the vivacious sisters Beth and Laura Henderson

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

It's 1981, the time of Adam and the Ants, Rubik's Cube, the Sony Walkman and the Falklands War, as head teacher Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley-on-the-Forest School for another rollercoaster year • Vera, the ever-efficient chool secretary, has to grapple with a new-fangled computer - and enjoys a royal occasion - while Ruby the caretaker rediscovers romance with a Butlin's Redcoat. And for Jack, wedding bells are in the air. But the unexpected is just round the corner

It's 1986 and Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley village school for his tenth rollercoaster year as headteacher • It's the year of Margaret Thatcher's third election victory, Dynasty and shoulder pads, Neighbours and a Transformer for Christmas. And at Ragley-on-the-Forest School, a year of surprises is in store. Ruby the Caretaker finds happiness at last, Vera the Secretary makes an important decision, a new teacher is appointed and a disaster threatens the school • Meanwhile Jack receives unexpected news, and is faced with the biggest decision of his career

"Звездный учитель" - книга, рассказывающая о приключениях в сельской школе Северного Йоркшира • На дворе 1969 год, и Джек Шеффилд - молодой учитель, нуждающийся в работе. Получив место в начальной школе Хизер Вью, Джек рад начать свой первый год и преподавать в прекрасном новом месте на окраине Йоркширских долин.Но Хизер-Вью не такой идиллический, как кажется на первый взгляд. На самом деле, это больше похоже на тюрьму, чем на начальную школу. При недостаточном финансировании и безразличии директора школы, очень сложно дать детям должное образование. Но Джек полон решимости добиться своей цели • Книга на английском языке • It's 1985, and as Jack returns for another year as headteacher at Ragley village school, some changes are in store • It's the year of Halley's Comet, Band Aid, Trivial Pursuit, Dynasty shoulder pads, Roland Rat and Microsoft Windows

"Сельский учитель" - четвертая часть веселой серии Джека Шеффилда о деревенской школе Рэгли-он-Форест • На дворе 1980 год: рецессия и безработица поразили Британию, приближается королевская свадьба • Когда Джек возвращается на четвертый год в школу Рэгли-он-те-Форест, в воздухе чувствуется определенный холодок. Деревенские школы закрываются повсеместно - сможет ли уцелеть его школа?По мере того как школьная жизнь продолжается - Вере, школьному секретарю, приходится бороться с новомодной электрической пишущей машинкой, Руби отмечает десять лет работы школьной уборщицей, а деревенская пантомима поднимает несколько необычных проблем - Джек задается вопросом, что ждет его в будущем • Книга на английском языке • The fourth installment of the hilarious Ragley-on-the-Forest village school series • It's 1980: recession and unemployment have hit Britain, a royal wedding is on the way, and the whole country is wondering Who Shot JR? • As Jack returns for his fourth year at Ragley-on-the Forest School, there's a definite chill in the air

На дворе 1977 год, и Джек Шеффилд назначен директором маленькой деревенской начальной школы в Северном Йоркшире. Так начинается насыщенное событиями путешествие Джека по учебному году и его попытки преодолеть множество проблем, с которыми он сталкивается как молодой и неопытный директор школы • Множество красочных глав включают Руби, смотрительницу "20 стоунов" с острой проблемой правописания, секретаршу, которая боготворит Маргарет Тэтчер, деревенского жителя, выращивающего гигантскую морковь, барменшу / родительницу, которая просит уроки секса, и пятилетнего мальчика, чей язык чрезвычайно красочен. А еще есть красивая, яркая Бет Хендерсон, которая неотразимо привлекательна для молодого директора • Теплая, забавная и вызывающая ностальгию книга "Учитель, учительница" - это восхитительное чтение, которое гарантированно поднимет вам настроение, каким бы ни был ваш день

A new suspect for the role of Jack the Ripper - in his own words • This manuscript was found in papers belonging to Hulme Beauman, the creator of the radio series Toytown and Larry the Lamb, by Alan Hicken. It is written by a man called James Carnac and is an account of his life, including the period when he became the murderer known to posterity as ‘Jack the Ripper’. Ultimately it is up to the reader to decide. Is this a piece of fiction? If so it has to be one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case, written in the early years of the twentieth century and a fascinating piece of period writing. However, is it non-fiction? There is information in this book that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or any other publications and the descriptions of Tottenham in the 1870s, the visits to performances of Jekyll and Hyde, the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are written with pin-point accuracy

As the 1982 school year begins, Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley village school for his sixth year as headteacher. Nora Pratt celebrates twenty-five years in her coffee shop, Ronnie Smith finally tries to get a job, and little Krystal Entwhistle causes concern in the school Nativity play. It's the time of ET and Greenham Common,. Price William's birth, Fame legwarmers and the puzzling introduction of the 20p piece. Meanwhile, for Jack, the biggest surprise of his life is in store

The year is 1969 and Jack Sheffield is a young teacher in need of a job • In a room full of twenty-nine other newly qualified teachers, he's overjoyed when he's appointed to Heather View Primary. Jack is excited to start his first year there and to begin shaping young minds in a beautiful new location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales • But Heather View isn't as idyllic as it first sounds. In fact, it looks more like a prison than a primary school. With less than adequate funding and a head teacher who doesn't seem to care, it's no easy task to give the kids the education they deserve. But Jack's determined to do just that • Full of warmth and good humour, Back to School is like taking a nostalgic walk through the past to a simpler time

As the new school year begins, Jack Sheffield prepares for an even more eventful year than usual. A new teacher is appointed, and before long tongues start to wag • Meanwhile, five-year old Madona Fazackerly makes her mark in an unexpected way, life changes dramatically for Ruby the caretaker and, in the village Coffee Shop, Dorothy Humpleby plans a dirty weekend • It’s 1983 - the era of the new CD player, Microsoft Word, the McDonalds McNugget, cabbage patch dolls, the threat of a miners’ strike and a final farewell to the halfpenny piece • Jack has to manage a year of triumph and tragedy…