FRANKIE PB – GRAHAM NORTON

p /p ? The beloved i Sunday Times /i bestseller ? br / I couldn t stop reading it, but feel bereft now that I ve finished b Nigella Lawson br / /b br / Wonderful b i The i /i /b br / br / A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel b Sarah Winman, author of i Still Life /i /b br / br / A masterclass in storytelling that grabs you by the heartstrings from page one and refuses to let go b i Sunday Independent br / /i /b br / Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take centre stage – after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now in her eighties, she finds it easier to forget the life that came before. br / br / Then Damian, a young Irish carer, arrives at her London flat to keep an eye on her as she recovers from a fall. A memory is sparked, and the past crackles into life as Damian listens to the story Frankie has kept stored away all these years. br / br / From post-war Ireland to 1960s New York – a city full of art, larger-than-life characters and turmoil – Frankie shares a world in which friendship and chance encounters collide. A place where life blazes with an intensity that can t last but will perhaps live on in other ways and in other people. But as Frankie s past slowly emerges, her spirit and endurance are revealed as undeniable . . . and unforgettable. br / br / Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know b Bonnie Garmus, author of i Lessons in Chemistry br / /i /b br / Frankie is one of the most wonderful characters I ve come across in a long time b i Good Housekeeping /i /b br / br / A perfect song of a book b Andrew O Hagan, author of i Caledonian Road /i /b br / br / Immersive, stunningly written, and very emotional – this is a triumph b Jennie Godfrey, author of i The List of Suspicious Things br / br / /i /b I was bereft when I turned the last page. I adored i Frankie /i and the storytelling was sublime b i Prima /i , Book of the Month /b