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.Īs 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.įull 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. The prickly Mimi reluctantly complies-with a few stipulations: No Ivy-Leaguers or English majors. Now Mimi must write a new book for the first time in decades, and to ensure. When Alice is tasked with babysitting Banning’s eccentric, troubled sona fourth-grader with the wardrobe of. Be frank with me : a novel, Julia Claiborne Johnson, (electronic resource). Banning to supervise the writing of her long-awaited second novel. 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. Be Frank with Me is the story of Alice Whitley, a pulled-together assistant for a New York publisher she's sent to the Los Angeles mansion of reclusive author M. But after falling prey to a Bernie Madoff-style ponzi scheme, she’s flat broke. AN AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION ADULT DEBUT HONOR BOOK WINNER OF. 'Mimi' Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years. Read Be Frank With Me A Novel by Julia Claiborne Johnson available from Rakuten Kobo.

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