Frankie

A Novel

By: Graham Norton

Narrated by: Graham Norton

""Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know.""—Bonnie Garmus, New York Times-bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

From the internationally bestselling author and host of The Graham Norton Show, a dazzling and decades-sweeping story about love, bravery, and what it means to live a significant life.

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

Traveling 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.

Artfully crafted story of life and what it means to have loved and been loved.

His absolute best book yet. Charming, heart wrenching and just lovely. I love the trip through the decades in Ireland, NY and London.

Big hearted ripping yarn if a story

It was as just a really great story with characters that one was happy to spend time with. A reflection of Graham Nortons big heart. Perfect for these times. And he is such a wonderful reader.

A marvelous book!

It’s a gift to read something as uplifting and interesting as this. Really captivating, too, and hard to put down. Graham Norton is a terrific writer and narrator.
Enjoy!

Frankie is lovely.

Excellent story, Excellent narration. I enjoyed the back and forth from past to present. The character development is so wonderful. I feel in love with Frankie.

I found myself drawn into Frankie’s story.

I wondered what I would have felt or done in her place.
I didn’t like that the voice of young Frankie and old Frankie sounded the same