{"product_id":"9781035425068","title":"The Trouble with Sister Francis : a new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of FRANK AND RED","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Coyne, Matt \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 August 2026 by Headline Publishing Group (Wildfire) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 243 x 40 | 694g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming and hilarious new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of FRANK AND RED.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Francis is an unlikely nun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's sixty, sweary, drives like a lunatic and smokes like a stacked chimney . . . and she runs the Blessed Assumption Boys Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichie, Bennett, Kenny and Stan are four best friends from the Whittle council estate with little to do but get up to no good. After a run-in with local bullies, they discover the crumbling, forgotten club and find themselves in the company of the most remarkable person they will ever meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against early 1980s Britain, THE TROUBLE WITH SISTER FRANCIS is a funny, heartwarming, and heartbreaking story of unlikely heroes, quiet rebellions, fierce loyalty and unexpected hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd at the centre of it all lies a long-forgotten journal that might just change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for FRANK AND RED:'Best book of the year!' ? ? ? ? ?'A fantastic debut' ? ? ? ? ?'A lovely feel-good treat' The Times | 'Simply perfect' Daily Mirror | 'Hilariously funny . . . and beneath it all really quite lovely' Metro | 'Brilliant, just brilliant' Huffington Post | Debut of the Year Woman and Home | A Prima Book of The Year\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578150674768,"sku":"9781035425068","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781035425068.jpg?v=1789033399","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035425068","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}