{"product_id":"minding-frankie-9780307475480","title":"Minding Frankie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tale of joy, heartbreak and hope, about a motherless girl collectively raised by a close-knit Dublin community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Noel learns that his terminally ill former flame is pregnant with his child, he agrees to take guardianship of the baby girl once she's born. But as a single father battling demons of his own, Noel can't do it alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFortunately, he has a competent, caring network of friends, family and neighbors: Lisa, his unlucky-in-love classmate, who moves in with him to help him care for little Frankie around the clock; his American cousin, Emily, always there with a pep talk; the newly retired Dr. Hat, with more time on his hands than he knows what to do with; Dr. Declan and Fiona and their baby son, Frankie's first friend; and many eager babysitters, including old friends Signora and Aidan and Frankie's doting grandparents, Josie and Charles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut not everyone is pleased with the unconventional arrangement, especially a nosy social worker, Moira, who is convinced that Frankie would be better off in a foster home. Now it's up to Noel to persuade her that everyone in town has something special to offer when it comes to minding Frankie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Joyful, quintessential Binchy.\" --\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAEVE BINCHY\u003c\/b\u003e was born in County Dublin and educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher she joined \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Times.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLight a Penny Candle, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1982, and she went on to write more than twenty books, all of them best sellers. Several have been adapted for film and television, most notably \u003ci\u003eCircle of Friends \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTara Road, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was an Oprah's Book Club selection. She was married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell for thirty-five years, and died in 2012 at the age of seventy-two. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.maevebinchy.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319069151506,"sku":"9780307475480","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_de55d0e3-42d6-4a9b-a01c-319e565af1dc.jpg?v=1727564085","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/minding-frankie-9780307475480","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}