Review by Maggie on show 18th Nov
READING A MAEVE BINCHY BOOK IS ALWAYS RATHER LIKE SITTING IN A COMFORTABLE ARMCHAIR WITH YOUR SLIPPERS ON AND A CUP OF TEA TO HAND. YOU KNOW, COMFORTING AND PREDICTABLE, NOTHING DEMANDING. THIS NEW BOOK FITS THE SAME FORMULA, NICE IRISH PEOPLE DOING NICE AND UNREMARKABLE THINGS TO HELP EACH OTHER, WITH EVEN THE NOT SO NICE ONES EVENTUALLY GETTING BETTER IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS.
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT NOEL, A SINGLE MAN IN A BORING JOB WHO DRINKS TOO MUCH, LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS AND UNTIL EMILY AN AUNT VISITS FROM AMERICA, HAS NO AMBITION AND NOT MUCH ENJOYMENT OF LIFE IN GENERAL.
BEING A MAEVE BINCHY WE GET TO MEET LOTS OF CHARACTERS FROM HER PREVIOUS BOOKS, WHICH DOES NOT SPOIL THE STORY BUT SOME HOW WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE HEADING.
MINDING FRANKIE IS ABOUT UNCONVENTIONAL FAMILIES WHICH MAY WORK IN BOOKS BUT I HAVE MY DOUBTS ABOUT THIS IN REAL LIFE.
THE FRANKIE IN QUESTION IS A BABY BORN TO A TERMINALLY ILL WOMAN IN HOSPITAL SHE CHOOSES NOEL TO BE THE FATHER AND FROM THAT THE STORY GROWS.
YES I READ IT ALL THROUGH AND YES THERE WERE A FEW SURPRISES TOWARDS THE END OF THE BOOK BUT I NEVER FELT CHALLENGED BY THE CONTENTS, WHICH MAYBE A GOOD THING. THIS AUTHOR KNOWS HER READERS, HOWEVER I AM NOT SURE SHE SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE THE SAFE OPTION.
RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE YOUR STORIES PREDICTABLE!!
REVIEW BY MAGS.
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