What an utterly charming book. This is the story of Mimi Banning, a reclusive eccentric"one hit wonder" writer who wrote a classic book and then hid away from her adoring fans. She has money problems and needs to write another book (guaranteed to sell) to bail herself out.
Her editor sends his star assistant Alice to attend to her daily affairs while she is writing said book, and a major part of her duties involves caring for Mimi's equally eccentric, highly precocial (yet fragile) nine-year-old son Frank. Frank is a unique child who dresses like a 30s movie star and I couldn't help thinking that if you looked up Sheldon Cooper As A Child ( a la Big Bang Theory), Frank's picture would be there. He's a walking encyclopedia of everything you ever wanted to know, and has a dirth of social skills.
The story is told from Alice's perspective as she navigates the family that is Mimi, Frank, and a mysterious regular vistor named Xander.
This is a quick read that moves along at a steady pace, and Frank is one of my favourite characters in a long time. I hope we see him again.
9/10 for me and I will pass this to others over and over again. Hope to see more from this author.
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Helene
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