⭐ The beloved Sunday Times bestseller ⭐ ´I couldn´t stop reading it, but feel bereft now that I´ve finished´ Nigella Lawson ´Wonderful´ The i ´A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel´ Sarah Winman, author of Still Life ´A masterclass in storytelling that grabs you by the heartstrings from page one and refuses to let go´ Sunday Independent Frankie 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. Then 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. 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 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. ´Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know´ Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry ´Frankie is one of the most wonderful characters I´ve come across in a long time´ Good Housekeeping ´A perfect song of a book´ Andrew O´Hagan, author of Caledonian Road ´Immersive, stunningly written, and very emotional - this is a triumph´ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things ´I was bereft when I turned the last page. I adored Frankie and the storytelling was sublime´ Prima, Book of the Month