Minding Frankie
| Author | Maeve Binchy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Orion |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication place |  Ireland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Heart and Soul (2008) |
| Followed by | A Week in Winter (2012) |
Minding Frankie is a 2010 fiction novel by Maeve Binchy.
Plot
Emily Lynch arrives from America to the fictional Dublin neighborhood of St. Jarlath Crescent and, in her encouraging and resourceful way, rehabilitates the lives of everyone she meets. The main plot line centers around her cousin, Noel, an alcoholic who still lives at home, who finds out from a dying girlfriend that she is expecting his baby that he doesn't remember conceiving. Noel accepts the challenge of single parenthood with the help of family and friends, including characters from previous Binchy novels Heart and Soul and Scarlet Feather.[1][2]
Themes and topics
The teamwork involved in caring for the motherless girl named Frankie conveys the message that "everyone's life is better when individuals, communities and governments work together to care for those in trouble".[3]
Binchy has also invested this novel with contemporary topics not seen in her earlier novels set in the mid-20th century. These topics include: email, text messaging, redundancy, recession, addiction, cancer, and paternity testing.[4]
References
- ^ Toto, Christian (27 February 2011). "Review: "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy". The Denver Post. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Deegan, Denise (23 October 2010). "Binchy's Reliable Recipe". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Hopley, Claire (6 March 2011). "Book Review: 'Minding Frankie'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Kenny, Mary (23 October 2010). "Review: Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 August 2015.