Frankie: A Novel [Paperback]

Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know. —Bonnie Garmus,New York Times-bestselling author ofLessons in Chemistry

From the internationally bestselling author and host ofThe Graham Norton Show, a dazzling and decades-sweeping story about love, bravery, and what it means to live a significant life.

Always on the periphery, looking on, young Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take center stage—after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now old, Frankie finds it easier to forget the life that came before.

Then Damian, a young Irish caretaker, arrives at her London flat, there 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.

Traveling 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, for a while, life blazes with an intensity that can’t last but will perhaps live on in other ways and in other people.

'Norton’s sharp, engaging prose and his ability to craft complex, relatable characters are on full display. -Glamour

Another beautifully empathetic story … Frankie is one of the most wonderful characters I've come across in a long time. -Good Housekeeping

This feel-good story of an unlikely friendship soothes and surprises with its tenderness. -Kirkus Reviews

Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know. -Bonnie Garmus, New York Times-bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

I was enthralled byFrankiefrom page one. It’s a beauty. A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel. -Sarah Winman, author of Still Lil£+