Contemporary

Frankie & Dot

By Rosie Radcliffe

(3 customer reviews)

Publication Date: 28 Nov 2024

ISBN: 9781835740781
eISBN: 9781835742174

£9.99

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Description

London socialite and political wife, Frankie, is framed by her husband and goes to prison for arson. Now she’s out on parole with few possessions beyond her clothes and is a long way from the comforts she once took for granted.

From her bedsit in a northern seaside boarding house, Frankie tries to build a new and simpler life, filled with genuine friendships. However, her new-found tranquillity is disrupted when anonymous messages start arriving urging her to ‘keep quiet’…

Unsure of how to handle these emerging threats, Frankie enlists the help of her new friend and fellow Sea View resident, Dot, who’s not the batty older lady she enjoys pretending to be. As a tangled web of lies and deceit begins to unravel, Frankie’s sheltered worldview is painfully exposed. She embarks on a journey not only to fight back against her own injustice but also to strive for positive change in the lives of others.

Reviews

Jules Cooper - 18 Dec, 2024

A fab story about beginning again when the rug is pulled from under you. I loved the beginning when Frankie rebels against her politician husband. I was concerned that it might drag when she was in prison, but it really didn’t, the story moves at pace throughout. Frankie’s character develops beautifully as she learns new things and faces challenges, especially not having the money she had been used to. Jules Cooper.

Ali Turnbull - 18 Dec, 2024

One way and another, life chucks a lot of brown stuff at Frankie. But she doesn’t wallow in it. Instead she shows us how easy it is to brighten up our daily lives with a simple charity shop purchase or a plate of yummy comfort food. And coffee – lots of it. She is fiercely faithful to her new friend Dot and the unusual mix of people who help her rebuild her life after prison. A lovely read.

Rona Doyle - 18 Dec, 2024

I've been always interested in discovering new authors and reading their debut novels for as long as I can remember. There's a freshness to the whole experience and some extraordinary gems to discover. Along with a certain dare I say smugness that you discovered it before loads of other people!

Rosie Radcliffe's book “Frankie & Dot” is one of these wonderful special gems. I've just finished it and I was totally charmed by the story, which was full of interesting, unexpected twists and turns with some laugh out loud times! Along with urging the main character Frankie to just cop on now, please! She was ably supported by Dot though, whose character developed teasingly along the way into something quite gorgeous altogether. Everyone one of us needs and often has a Dot in our lives at some point. But rarely this gorgeous or this funny too. So if you want a special read I can't recommend this book enough. *****