Frankie by Graham Norton

When Damien, a young carer from Cork, is assigned to take care of Frances, neither of them expect to particularly enjoy their time together. Over cups of expensive tea in a humble East London home, Graham Norton's Frankie takes us on a decades-spanning retelling of Frances Howe's journey. From a failed marriage in post-war Ireland, to the opulence of the art world in sixties New York, what begins as a difficult and unremarkable life becomes a tale as vivid and audacious as any Broadway show. Prepare to be uplifted by the glittering opportunities afforded through chance encounters and devastated by the heart-rending losses that inevitably must follow. Norton's writing is witty, his characters brazen, and the story relatable, how we all hope to fully live with resilience in the face of the twists and turns that make up any life. Strewn with intimate moments and heartbreaks big and small, Frankie is an unconventional celebration of the triumph of friendship - when everything else falls away.

Submitted by Rebecca