{"product_id":"frankie-1","title":"Frankie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankie\u003c\/i\u003e: the beloved \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I couldn't stop reading it, but feel bereft now that I've finished'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH WINMAN, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eSTILL LIFE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A masterclass in storytelling that grabs you by the heartstrings from page one' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY INDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrankie 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBONNIE GARMUS, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eLESSONS IN CHEMISTRY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Frankie is one of the most wonderful characters I've come across in a long time' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A triumph, a beautiful book of sunshine and memory' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW O'HAGAN, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eCALEDONIAN ROAD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Immersive, stunningly written, and very emotional . . . his best yet'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNIE GODFREY, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders adore \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrankie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant . . . It was like hearing the life story of a dear close friend' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's perfect' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So full of joy and sadness and all emotions in between'  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Closing the book was like saying goodbye to a friend'  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Be warned, you'll want to hear Frankie's story in one go!'  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57759840371061,"sku":"9781399770019","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399770019.jpg?v=1794486017","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/frankie-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}