Be Frank With Me
- Author: Julia Claiborne Johnson
- Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 8:38:35
Synopsis
A sparkling talent makes her fiction debut with this infectious novel that combines the charming pluck of Eloise, the poignant psychological quirks of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the page-turning spirit of Where’d You Go, Bernadette.
Reclusive literary legend M. M. “Mimi” Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years. But after falling prey to a Bernie Madoff-style ponzi scheme, she’s flat broke. Now Mimi must write a new book for the first time in decades, and to ensure the timely delivery of her manuscript, her New York publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. The prickly Mimi reluctantly complies—with a few stipulations: No Ivy-Leaguers or English majors. Must drive, cook, tidy. Computer whiz. Good with kids. Quiet, discreet, sane.
When Alice Whitley arrives at the Banning mansion, she’s put to work right away—as a full-time companion to Frank, the writer’s eccentric nine-year-old, a boy with the wit of Noel Coward, the wardrobe of a 1930s movie star, and very little in common with his fellow fourth-graders.
As she slowly gets to know Frank, Alice becomes consumed with finding out who Frank’s father is, how his gorgeous “piano teacher and itinerant male role model” Xander fits into the Banning family equation—and whether Mimi will ever finish that book.
Full of heart and countless “only-in-Hollywood” moments, Be Frank with Me is a captivating and unconventional story of an unusual mother and son, and the intrepid young woman who finds herself irresistibly pulled into their unforgettable world.
Chapters
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021 Chapter 19
Duration: 14min -
022 Chapter 20
Duration: 19min -
023 Chapter 21
Duration: 09min -
024 Chapter 22
Duration: 18min -
025 Chapter 23
Duration: 27min -
026 Chapter 24
Duration: 20min -
027 Chapter 25
Duration: 18min -
028 Chapter 26
Duration: 14min -
029 Chapter 27
Duration: 06min -
030 Chapter 28
Duration: 18min -
031 Chapter 29
Duration: 08min -
032 Credits
Duration: 32s -
sample
Duration: 01min