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The Trouble with Sister Francis
a new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of FRANK AND RED 'My feel-good read of the year' JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE APPEAL
Author: Matt Coyne
Narrator: Colin R Campbell
Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Wildfire
Published: 08/27/2026
Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Family Life
Synopsis
A heartwarming and hilarious new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of FRANK AND RED
'This might just be my feel-good read of the year . . . prepare to be transported back to the early 1980s and to lose your heart several times on the way back '
JANICE HALLETT
'Matt Coyne is a genius. I defy you to read this book without smiling, laughing and weeping'
CLARE POOLEY
'A nostalgic masterpiece . . . A funny, heart-warming and heartbreaking story of ordinary heroes, quiet rebellions and unexpected hope'
WOMAN & HOME
'I cannot express how much I enjoyed this gorgeous story . . . I also snort-laughed on more than one occasion.'
JENNIE GODFREY
'Matt Coyne is an extraordinary storyteller . . . everyone needs this heartwarming novel in their lives'
SARAH TURNER
EARLY READER REVIEWS:
'It's a little piece of magic'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Transported me back to childhood and a time before social media dominated our lives'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Mr. Coyne, your joke at the end had me howling with laughter'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A beautiful read - Matt Coyne can do no wrong!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Very easy to recommend . . . I think he's written another bestseller!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I laughed, I cried, I cheered, I gasped and I swore'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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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.
_______
More praise for THE TROUBLE WITH SISTER FRANCIS:
'Another hilarious, heartfelt triumph from Matt Coyne . . . the kind of immersive, timeless storytelling we are all yearning for right now'
SOPHIE COUSENS
'A heartwarming story with a fantastic premise'
HELEN RUSSELL
'Warm, funny, nostalgic . . . another triumph from a huge talent'
BECKY HUNTER
Praise for FRANK AND RED:
'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 | Prima Book of The Year
'This might just be my feel-good read of the year . . . prepare to be transported back to the early 1980s and to lose your heart several times on the way back '
JANICE HALLETT
'Matt Coyne is a genius. I defy you to read this book without smiling, laughing and weeping'
CLARE POOLEY
'A nostalgic masterpiece . . . A funny, heart-warming and heartbreaking story of ordinary heroes, quiet rebellions and unexpected hope'
WOMAN & HOME
'I cannot express how much I enjoyed this gorgeous story . . . I also snort-laughed on more than one occasion.'
JENNIE GODFREY
'Matt Coyne is an extraordinary storyteller . . . everyone needs this heartwarming novel in their lives'
SARAH TURNER
EARLY READER REVIEWS:
'It's a little piece of magic'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Transported me back to childhood and a time before social media dominated our lives'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Mr. Coyne, your joke at the end had me howling with laughter'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A beautiful read - Matt Coyne can do no wrong!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Very easy to recommend . . . I think he's written another bestseller!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I laughed, I cried, I cheered, I gasped and I swore'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
_______
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.
_______
More praise for THE TROUBLE WITH SISTER FRANCIS:
'Another hilarious, heartfelt triumph from Matt Coyne . . . the kind of immersive, timeless storytelling we are all yearning for right now'
SOPHIE COUSENS
'A heartwarming story with a fantastic premise'
HELEN RUSSELL
'Warm, funny, nostalgic . . . another triumph from a huge talent'
BECKY HUNTER
Praise for FRANK AND RED:
'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 | Prima Book of The Year