Sylvia Bainbridge runs the ramshackle George Inn in the Yorkshire Dales with her family and ever-growing collection of animals. From the desperate quest for a working washing machine to the host of colourful characters who visit, Sylvia's days at The George are never dull. But everything might be about to change... From the author of George and Me, George Calls Time is the charming sequel to Jean Robinson's semi-autobiographical first novel. A colourful slice-of-life story about country living and the trials and tribulations of ordinary people.