“Meet Frankie…you just want her to speak out and step from the shadows that her Irish lack-of-luck life deals.
From the moment I turned the first page I wanted to cheer Frankie on and sod those adults around her that played her like a pawn in the game of life. It seems the world moves at a rapid pace and a bewildered Frankie struggles to find her feet in amongst bolshie, careless characters.
Frankie is far from a ‘miserable memoir’ – no, her good nature and character shines through and Graham Norton presents a deeply human experience of the enduring friendship between Frances and Norah A.K.A Frankie and Nor.
From 1950s County Cork, Ireland to the heady heights of edgy London then the emerging hip arts and cuisine scene of New York through the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
Frankie emerges from her naive invisibility to face the rapidly changing social culture. But, it is in the re-telling of her life to fellow Irishman Damian that we truly discover the multilayered secrets and Frankie bares her soul and a joyous victory.
Don’t miss out on meeting Frankie – her voice carries through the pages.
Hachette
ISBN 9781399741163