⭐ The beloved Sunday Times bestseller ⭐ 'I couldn't stop reading it but feel bereft now that
I've finished' Nigella Lawson 'Wonderful' The i 'A warm deeply moving life-enhancing
novel' Sarah Winman author of Still Life 'A masterclass in storytelling that grabs you by
the heartstrings from page one and refuses to let go' Sunday Independent 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.
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. 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. 'Warm and wise Frankie is a woman worth getting to know' Bonnie Garmus author
of Lessons in Chemistry 'Frankie is one of the most wonderful characters I've come across in
a long time' Good Housekeeping 'A perfect song of a book' Andrew O'Hagan author of
Caledonian Road 'Immersive stunningly written and very emotional - this is a triumph'
Jennie Godfrey author of The List of Suspicious Things 'I was bereft when I turned the last
page. I adored Frankie and the storytelling was sublime' Prima Book of the Month
