- Title:
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Framed (MP3)
- Written by:
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce
- Read by:
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Jason Hughes
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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6 hours 59 minutes
- MP3 size:
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299 MB
- Published:
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February 01 2015
- Available Date:
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February 01 2015
- Age Category:
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Children (8+)
- ISBN:
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9781447296669
- Genres:
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Fiction; Children's Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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International bestselling author
Shortlisted The Carnegie Medal 2005
Shortlisted Whitbread Book Awards 2005
Shortlisted Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2005
'Heart-warming – a delight.'
The Guardian
With the same easy mix of wit, warmth, and wonder that made his debut novel, Millions, an award-winning international bestseller, Frank Cottrell Boyce tells the story of a boy who reminds an entire town of the power of art.
Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage – and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in and out of Manod – what car they drive, what they're called, even their favourite flavour of crisps. But when a mysterious convoy of lorries trundles up the misty mountainside towards an old, disused mine, even Dylan is confounded. Who are these people – and what have they got to hide?
A story inspired by a press cutting describing how, during WWII, the treasured contents of London's National Gallery were stored in Welsh slate mines. Once a month, a morale-boosting masterpiece would be unveiled in the village and then returned to London for viewing. This is a funny and touching exploration of how Art – its beauty and its value – touches the life of one little boy and his big family in a very small town.
'Full of jokes and touching moments.'
The Sunday Times
'Ingeniously comic.'
The Independent