Minding Frankie
Books | Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
3.6
(129)
Maeve Binchy
'Binchy weaves her magic once again in an addictive story about families and people who aren't always quite what they seem' Woman & HomeBaby Frankie is born into an unusual family. Her mother is desperate to find someone to take care of her child and she doesn't have much time.Noel doesn't seem to be the most promising of fathers but despite everything, he could well be Frankie's best hope. As for Lisa, she is prepared to give up everything for the man she loves; surely he's going to love her back?And Moira is having none of it. She knows what's right, and has the power to change the course of Frankie's life...but Moira is hiding secrets of her own.Sink into this beautiful and uplifting novel about a community coming together to raise a child, filled with warmth and wisdom from the world's favourite storyteller, Maeve Binchy.REAL READER REVIEWS⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Maeve Binchy's books are like sitting curled up in your favourite armchair with a steaming mug of hot chocolate.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This will make you smile and cry, it will tug at your heart strings⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You really come to care about her characters, almost as if they are part of a vast family.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Truly a page turner. It was sad in places and you cry, then you cry for joy in other places.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A great book to snuggle up with in a comfy chair and forget your own (minor) troubles for a few hours.'
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Author
Maeve Binchy
Pages
432
Publisher
Orion
Published Date
2010-09-30
ISBN
1409113981 9781409113980
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"comfort book"
Maureen Atencio
"If I had started reading this as a physical book or even an ebook, I know I would have given up on this book after the first 50 pages. I happened to listen to the audiobook but even that couldn't save it for me. <br/><br/>Noel was a drunk and Stella, a one night stand, is pregnant and dieing of in the hospital. She tells Noel that he is the father so upon her death he quits drinking and devotes himself to "minding Frankie," the baby girl born to Stella. The plot is made up of several interlocking stories and characters which primarily revolve around Noel, his family, his case worker, his tenet, and the neighbors in his neighborhood in St. Jarleth Crescent near Dublin. <br/><br/>First off Noel was an idjet, Moira was a witch with a "b" in place of the "w" and the few characters that had redeeming qualities, such as Emily, had no where near the role I wished they would have had. The story dragged for so long with little or no reason to continue other than as a means of torture and the fact that it was the book club pick for the month (unfortunately). The only redeeming parts were the parts where they expressed how hard it was to mind a child while sleep deprived and the crazy feeding/sleeping schedules. Otherwise, I was bored out of my mind! I do not recommend this unless you like boring and uneventful read such as this."
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Allison Freeman