Minding Frankie
Highlights

English
Language
NA
Edition
432
Pages
9781409117896
ISBN-13
1409117896
ISBN-10Orion Publishing Group
Publisher
234 mm
Height
153 mm
Width
47 mm
Thickness
Paperback
BindingDescription
Maeve Binchy is back with a tale of joy, heartbreak and hope, about a motherless girl collectively raised by a close-knit Dublin community. When Noel learns that his terminally ill former flame is pregnant with his child, he agrees to take guardianship of the baby girl once shes born. But as a single father battling demons of his own, Noel cant do it alone. Fortunately, Maeve Binchy is back with a tale of joy, heartbreak and hope, about a motherless girl collectively raised by a close-knit Dublin community. When Noel learns that his terminally ill former flame is pregnant with his child, he agrees to take guardianship of the baby girl once shes born. But as a single father battling demons of his own, Noel cant do it alone. Fortunately, 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, Frankies first friend and many eager babysitters, including old friends Signora and Aidan and Frankies doting grandparents, Josie and Charles. But 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 its up to Noel to persuade her that everyone in town has something special to offer when it comes to minding Frankie. From the Hardcover edition.