Frankie by Jochen Gutsch & Maxim Leo (PRE-ORDER)

DATE OF RELEASE: 2 OCT 2025

PRE-ORDER THE MOST JOYFUL NOVEL OF THE YEAR NOW. DISCOVER A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD TALE OF REDEMPTION IN THIS INTERNATIONALLY-BESTSELLING FUR-NOMENONTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR FANS OF MATT HAIG, FREDRIK BACKMAN & TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI

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 partner, 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 help.

But then, so does Richard. What Richard doesn’t know is that Frankie is no ordinary cat. It’s an unlikely partnership.

But it might be exactly what they both need . . .

---Sometimes in our darkest hour, a pet companion is just what the doctor ordered. Narrated by Frankie the cat, discover this heart-warming and laugh-out-loud tale of hope, unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of having someone that needs you.

Hardback 
Publication: 2 Oct 2025, Penguin
ISBN: 9780241712689
Extent: 300 pages