One for the Books: Great stories, memorable characters

One for the Books: Great stories, memorable characters

- Mary Louise Ruehr

I love a good story. Add a memorable character, and I’m hooked. Here are a few to try.

“Frankie” is the latest novel from Graham Norton. Damian works as a caregiver for the elderly. His new client is an 84-year-old woman named Frances who has broken her ankle. In her bedroom, he finds “what should have been the window was completely blocked up with precarious towers of books.” Of course, I adored her immediately.

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