Matt Coyne's debut Frank and Red is currently our highest rated book in three years of bookclub and we're absolutely delighted to be welcoming Matt to Romiley for the release of his brilliant new novel The Trouble with Sister Francis. Filled with a cast of unforgetable characters, The Trouble with Sister Francis is a heartwarming slice of 1980s nostalgia that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. We're sure you'll love this as much as Frank and Red and we can't wait to hear Matt discuss his work with bookshop owner Kelly on Thursday 10th September. The talk will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

Tickets are just £5.00 (or £20.00 including a copy of the book) and light refereshments are included.

Doors: 6.00pm, starts: 6.30pm

About the book:

Sister Francis is an unlikely nun.

She's sixty, sweary, drives like a lunatic and smokes like a stacked chimney . . . and she runs the Blessed Assumption Boys Club.

Richie, 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.

Set 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.

And at the centre of it all lies a long-forgotten journal that might just change everything.

"I cannot express how much I enjoyed this gorgeous story... I also snort-laughed on more than one occasion." - Jennie Godfrey

About the author:

Matt Coyne is from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. In September 2015, his life was turned upside down by the arrival of his son, Charlie. Three months into parenthood, he took to social media to write about his experience as a clueless first-time dad. Within days, his post about surviving the early months of parenthood was shared by millions around the world.

Following this, Matt created his popular blog Man vs Baby, which now has more than 500,000 followers. He is the author of two Sunday Times bestselling books - Dummy and Man vs. Toddler - both based on Man vs Baby and has written for the Guardian, Telegraph, Private Eye and GQ.

The Trouble with Sister Francis is Matt's second novel, following his acclaimed, award-winning debut Frank and Red.

Matt lives in Sheffield with his son Charlie, his partner Lyndsay and a Jack Russell terrier with 'issues' called Popcorn.