Saving Francesca

By: Melina Marchetta

Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley

Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year 11 at an all boy's school that has just started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and, to make things worse, her mother has had a breakdown and can barely move from her bed.

But Francesca had not counted on the fierce loyalty of her new friends, or falling in love, or finding that it's within her power to bring her family back together.

©2003 Melina Marchetta (P)2003 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.

Critic reviews

"A rich exploration of maturation, identity, family, and friendship." (The Bulletin)

Perfect

Any additional comments?

The emotional and authentic story of a teen girl dealing with her mother's depression - and her own issues - with lovely narration by Macauley.

Great listen!

Where does Saving Francesca rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of my favorites. Great narrator, and a story that I thought I would like, but ended up loving.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I really liked a lot of the secondary characters. Tara, Justine, Jimmy, Tom.

An obsessive favorite

I've probably listened to this book once a year every year for the last 15 years.

Saving Francesca

Loved it! couldn't put it down. really relatible characters. I adored Francesca and her group of friends.

An all-time favorite story, writer, and narrator.

The only book that competes with this one is its sequel, The Piper's Son. A true masterpiece, as with all Marchetta's works.