Frankie by Maxim Leo - ISBN: 9780241712689
Hardcover
A grieving man, a stray cat: Can they rescue each other?

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  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    7 October 2025

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Summary

The heart-warming and hilarious international bestseller about grief, love, redemption and a very naughty cat.

Meet Frankie the cat. He’s a stray who belongs to no one, and that’s just how he likes it. Until one day, everything changes. He crosses paths with Richard.

Richard isn’t doing so well. Grieving the loss of his wife, he’s turned his back on hope and is ready to end it all. But his plans are halted when Frankie the cat is injured on his doorstep.

Frankie needs …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241712689
ISBN-10:0241712688
Author:Maxim Leo, J.M. Gutsch, Sharon Howe
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Michael Joseph Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:7 October 2025
Weight:232g
Dimensions:206mm x 136mm x 18mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

A sometimes scurrilous, thoroughly smart and somewhat eccentric book * Goslarsche Zeitung *
This novel is an almost perfect balancing-act of joie de vivre and death wish, light-heartedness and heartbreaking sorrow * Der Stern *
A droll, enchanting and moving story about an unusual friendship, and finding your way back to life * Mein Magazin *
This spring’s quirkiest comedy is about a properly odd couple: a man who’s tired of life, and a flippant tom cat * Playboy *
Amidst gruff dialogue, philosophical anecdotes and situational comedy, a close friendship blossoms between man and beast. A melancholic but nevertheless entertaining story * Berliner Morgenpost *
A novel told from the point of view of a cat who […] helps a man rediscover his lust for life. Wonderfully un-kitschy * Focus *
A light-pawed novel for when the world isn’t as it should be * Kulturtipp *

About The Author

Maxim Leo

J. M. Gutsch is a reporter at Spiegel magazine. He has won the Theodor Wolff Prize and the Henri Nannen Prize for his work. His co-authored books with Maxim Leo have conquered the bestseller lists, and their joint stage shows regularly sell out.

Maxim Leo is a columnist at the Berliner Zeitung. His work has been awarded both the Theodor Wolff Prize and the European Book Prize. His co-authored books with Jochen Gutsch have conquered the bestseller lists, and their joint stage shows regularly sell out.

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