Frankie

PRE-ORDER NOW! The brand-new novel from million-copy bestseller and national treasure Graham Norton

‘Immersive, stunningly written, and very emotional, this is a triumph. I defy anyone not to love it (but bring tissues!)… Frankie is his best yet.’
JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things

‘A vivid portrait of one woman’s life along with her closest friend, from censorious Ireland of the 1950s to high society New York of the 60s and 70s… Frankie is a beautifully-written, entertaining and intriguing read, I couldn’t have loved it more.’ LIZ NUGENT

‘A great sweep of a novel, full of unexpected twists; Frankie’s riveting story is both a tribute to lifelong friendship, and to the kindness of strangers.’ LISSA EVANS

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.

Frankie is a dazzling, decades-sweeping novel about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life.