1998 -2023 Twenty five years from inception to publication

 

1998 Christchurch and I meet Frank's good mates Brian Farrow on left, and Dave Osmers for the first time. That day Dave gave me the photo of Frank that I'm holding. We lunched in style at the Chateau Regency and talked about the book idea. The photo propped between the salt and pepper shakers. Sadly, both have now passed on, both contributed significantly to Finding Frank, and Dave's beautiful portraits of Frank, including the cover shot.

Finding Frank at Booksellers Conference

Finding Frank at the Rotorua Booksellers Conference in July. Happy to say there's been a lot of interest. In bookshops nationwide from Monday 9 October. Or pre order now at the link below.

https://www.batemanbooks.co.nz/product/finding-frank-preorder/

'Frank was my uncle, he died when I was a pre-schooler, and my one lasting memory is scant and hazy. I grew up knowing very little about his life, he always appeared as a handsome adventurous uncle who died tragically, and of course someone I wished I had known. He was part of my family history, someone that I was driven to uncover and write about.' – Louise Maich