Frankie by Graham Norton

Although I love watching Graham Norton on television, I wasn’t sure how he would be writing a novel. I needn’t have worried – the story was wonderful – drawing on his knowledge as an Irish man in London. The story is witty, and insightfully told.

When the elderly but very independent Frankie has a fall, her best friend Nor arranges a career for her. Initially the horrified Frankie doesn’t want anything to do with Damien but soon ends up liking Damien, and sharing with him her story. This starts in Ireland, like his, but has a fascinating period in New York, where Frankie finds herself at the heart of bohemian New York life, ending with an escape back to London to live out her days.

Frankie’s story is so interesting and very evocative of that time in New York and the AIDS crisis. The relationships between Frankie and Damien, and Frankie and Nor are well crafted. It kept me invested throughout.

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