Curator Ralph Sherwood at the front door of Janet Frame's childhood home in Eden St. All photos by Sally Rae; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz. : Oamaru's Frame house attracts visitors

Visitors are encouraged to sit at one of Janet Frame's old desks. : Oamaru's Frame house attracts visitors

The house has been refurbished appropriate to the era in which the Frame family lived there. : Oamaru's Frame house attracts visitors

The typewriter ribbon, from Janet Frame's typewriter, which was cut by Prime Minister Helen Clark to mark the completion of thre restoration of 56 Eden St is now mounted on the wall. : Oamaru's Frame house attracts visitors

Janet Frame's childhood home at 56 Eden St. : Oamaru's Frame house attracts visitors