The perfect crime
- it&s a work of art in Frank Cottrell Boyce&s ingenious story Framed Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage
- & when he&s not trying to persuade his sisters to play football Dylan is in charge of the petrol log & that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in & 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
- & what have they got to hide?A story inspired by a press cutting describing how during World War II 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 & then returned to London for viewing This is a funny & touching exploration of how art
- its beauty & its value
- touches the life of one little boy & his big family in a very small town This edition of Framed
Includes:: bonus material & discussion questions from Frank Cottrell Boyce & illustrations by Steven Lenton