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It's a great feeling when a book is finished and ready to go, so I am very pleased that Minding Frankie is about to make its journey out to bookshelves and of course I hope you will enjoy it.

It's a story about a contest in a way: where is baby Frankie going to live?

The social worker thinks that Frankie is definitely in danger living with her alcoholic father and is making every effort to have her put into care. Noel, Frankie's father, wants her in his life. He has changed because of her, given up drinking for her and enrolled in night classes to improve his career prospects. Frankie is holding him together. There is a cast of neighbours, relations and friends who are all on Noel's side. But we are terrified that he will go back to alcohol or that his new respectability and sensible life style might not last.

You will meet many characters from previous books and I really hope you will get drawn into this world and care what happens to this little baby who lies there happily without any idea how many wars are being fought over her future.

I want to thank you all for your huge support. It means a lot to me. When people in far away lands say that they like the stories it comes as a great surprise to me. But then I suppose that all over the world we are much more the same than different from each other. Everyone has hope and dreams and disappointments and accidental meetings that change lives. We are all hoping to love and be loved. We are hoping to do the best we can while we are here. This the same in every country and every culture. So if I have hit on something that you sort of recognise in your own life this is to me a wonderful satisfaction.

Nobody brings up a child alone – they say it takes a village to raise a child. It's the same writing a hook. I was greatly helped by my editor, Carole Baron, and Christine Green, my agent, who guided me when I was going up blind alleys. And I am very grateful to the publishers who found such a bright cheery cover. And to the booksellers and supermarkets who will stock it.

And to you who will go out and get it and read it.

Thank you all in advance.

Best wishes,

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