This is Frankie's coming-of-age story, the sequel to the much acclaimed The House Beside the Cherry Tree. It covers the trajectory of love and loss - what it means to love and be loved, of growing up, and the search to find who she is, despite her rocky start in life. Set in Thatcher's Britain of the 1980's, where emotional and social boundaries are strange, unchartered territories yet to be navigated, Frankie begins her journey of learning how to make sense of it all. Most of all, this story is a rich tribute to friendships at a time when they are at their most poignant and belonging has a deeper significance. 'The camaraderie between the friendship group is lovely and made me smile that even when it's all going to pot, she has this group of misfits to rely on. ... Frankie's character is so well written and believable there's a little bit of her in everyone.' 'Having grown up without a mother's love, Frankie sets off into the world without an anchor to hold her down - driven forward like a petal on the breeze. Frankie's story is captivating and engrossing, a story of survival whilst growing into adulthood.' Mary Turner Thomson (Author of The Bigamist and The Psychopath)
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