Jack Sheffield

Dear Teacher is the third book in author Jack Sheffield’s series of observations about his years as a head master at a small primary school in North Yorkshire. This book covers the school year of 1979 – 1980. Margaret Thatcher has come into power and the feeling in the staff room so far is quite mixed. This is the year that JR of the top television show Dallas got shot and Abba are the top hit-makers. Although Jack is seeing Laura Henderson, his thoughts and heart are yearning for her sister, Beth.

Other characters are experiencing life in different ways from newly wed bliss or a surprise pregnancy, to a marriage that needs some attention. The tone of the book is warm, safe and comforting much like life in the British village of Ragley-on-the-Forest. Filled with stories about the eccentric villagers or amusing tales about what the children said or wrote along with references to popular culture of the times, Dear Teacher is a nostalgic look back and a comfort read for someone who well remembers those times.… (más)