Be Frank with Me by Claiborne Johnson, Julia

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197mm x 128mm x 17mm

Pages: 304

Reclusive literary legend M. M. GÇ£MimiGÇ¥ Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years, but now sheGÇÖs writing her first book in decades and to ensure timely completion her publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. Mimi reluctantly compliesGÇöwith 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, sheGÇÖs put to work right awayGÇöas a full-time companion to Frank, the writerGÇÖs eccentric nine-year-old, a boy with the wit of No+½l Coward, the wardrobe of a 1930s movie star, and very little in common with his fellow fourth graders.

As she gets to know Frank, Alice becomes consumed with finding out who his father is, how his gorgeous GÇ£piano teacher and itinerant male role modelGÇ¥ Xander fits into the Banning family equationGÇöand whether Mimi will ever finish that book.

Full of heart and countless only-in-Hollywood moments, Be Frank With Me is a captivating and heartwarming story of an unusual mother and son, and the intrepid young woman who finds herself irresistibly pulled into their unforgettable world.