Meet Frank - he isnt like other kids. Intrepid explorer, sartorial connoisseur; hes as strange as he is brilliant. But Frank discovers the hard way that people dont like brilliant and they hate strange. What Frank longs for - aside from a father - is a friend.Meet Mimi - a reclusive literary legend and mother to Frank. Mimi has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years, keeping her secrets and hiding Frank from a cruel world. Until Alice.Meet Alice - the level-headed young woman charged with looking after Mimis unusual son. In so doing, Alice discovers what it really means to love someone. And she finds a part of herself she never knew was missing.Funny, poignant and unforgettable, this novel - like Frank - is a one-off creation youll fall in love with.