Frankie: The instant Sunday Times bestseller

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'Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know'

BONNIE GARMUS

'I couldn't stop reading it, but feel bereft now that I've finished'

NIGELLA LAWSON

'I was enthralled by Frankie from page one. It's a beauty. A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel'

SARAH WINMAN

'Frankie is a perfect song of a book and everyone who likes human beings should read it'

ANDREW O'HAGAN

Always on the periphery, looking on, young Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take centre 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 carer, 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.

Travelling 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. But as Frankie's past slowly emerges, her spirit and endurance are revealed as undeniable . . . and unforgettable.

'Immersive, stunningly written, and very emotional - this is a triumph'

JENNIE GODFREY

'Fascinating, funny, sad... Every page is intriguing. Once again, Graham shows his class as a writer'

JO BRAND

'Packed with surprises, it's moving, riveting and enriching'

MATT CAIN

'A great sweep of a novel, full of unexpected twists'

LISSA EVANS

Reviews

I was enthralled by Frankie from page one. It's a beauty. A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel -- Sarah Winman
Wonderful ... [Norton's] sweeping fifth novel traces the life of the eponymous protagonist as she relays it to her young Irish carer * The i *
Beautifully warm and empathetic . . . Frankie is one of the most wonderful characters I've come across in a long time * Good Housekeeping *
A masterclass in storytelling that grabs you by the heartstrings from page one and refuses to let go * Irish Independent *
I was bereft when I turned the last page. I adored Frankie and the storytelling was sublime * Prima, BOOK OF THE MONTH *
Travelling from 1940s Ireland to the glamour of New York in the 1960s, this tender and witty story shows that the TV star is a writer to reckon with * Best *
Frankie is popular fiction at its best... Beautifully crafted and impeccably researched * Irish Examiner *
An eventful story about well-drawn characters... Compelling, interesting and enjoyable * Irish Times *

Author Bio

Graham Norton has written four other novels, all Sunday Times bestsellers, in the UK and Ireland. His fiction writing has won him critical acclaim from across all media and the literary community.

Holding won the An Post Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction. A Keeper was shortlisted for both the Specsavers Popular Fiction Award and the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction. Home Stretch won the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction and has been optioned for a major TV series. Holding was made into a high-profile ITV drama, directed by Kathy Burke, and Forever Home was shortlisted at the 2022 Irish Book Awards.