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The Two Pound Tram
William Newton
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Description for The Two Pound Tram
Paperback.
Wilfred and Duncan live in a large old house in Sussex, only ever see their parents on Wednesdays, and spend their days catching butterflies and dreaming of adventure. Then their mother elopes and their already distant father becomes hostile. So the brothers pack their camping equipment and run away from home. They already have a plan. They're going to London to buy a tram they have seen in an advertisement, and it costs two pounds...Lively, funny and charming, The Two Pound Tram is a bittersweet testament to youth, its dreams and its triumph over adversity.
Wilfred and Duncan live in a large old house in Sussex, only ever see their parents on Wednesdays, and spend their days catching butterflies and dreaming of adventure. Then their mother elopes and their already distant father becomes hostile. So the brothers pack their camping equipment and run away from home. They already have a plan. They're going to London to buy a tram they have seen in an advertisement, and it costs two pounds...Lively, funny and charming, The Two Pound Tram is a bittersweet testament to youth, its dreams and its triumph over adversity.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747573333
SKU
V9780747573333
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About William Newton
William Newton is a retired doctor who lives in Oxfordshire. This is his first book.
Reviews for The Two Pound Tram
'Rather like Daisy Ashford's The Young Visiters this is a charming, miniature oddity, just right for a Christmas stocking' Sunday Telegraph 'Very occasionally one comes across a book which, in its unexpected delights, inspires one to leap about wild with praise, and rush out to buy copies for friends. This first work by William Newton will surely have this ... Read more