Book description
Do you have to be dead to be famous?
Stanley Buckle is a quiet sort of boy. Since his dad died, his
closest friend has been Neville, an artist who lives in an old mill
with a one-eared cat called Vincent. Then Neville mysteriously
vanishes in a terrible flood. As the story of Neville's disappearance
spreads, the price of his paintings rockets. Stanley is shocked to
discover that Neville's work is worth more when he's dead than when
he's alive. Then Stanley discovers something even more astounding -
something that is to lead him into the most dangerous adventure of his life.
Set partly in rural England and partly in the Scottish isles in the
1960s, this is a very special adventure tale with an original
emotional edge.
Richard Kidd's first novel, THE GIANT GOLDFISH ROBBERY (Corgi
Yearling), was very well received and shortlisted for the Branford
Boase Award for first novels. Richard has previously also written
picture books, including ALMOST FAMOUS DAISY, which was shortlisted
for the Mother Goose Award.
Richard Kidd was formerly a full-time artist and still occasionally
finds time to create arresting large abstract paintings.
