"Reclusive literary legend M. M. 'Mimi' Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years, but now she<U+2019>s writing her first book in decades and to ensure timely completion her publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. When Alice Whitley arrives she<U+2019>s put to work as a companion to Frank, the writer<U+2019>s eccentric son, who has the wit of Noël Coward, the wardrobe of a 1930s movie star, and very little in common with his fellow fourth-graders. The longer she spends with the Bannings, the more Alice becomes obsessed with two questions: Who is Frank<U+2019>s father? And will Mimi ever finish that book? Full of countless only-in-Hollywood moments, Be Frank With Me is a heartwarming story of a mother and son, and the intrepid young woman who is pulled into their unforgettable world."--From publisher.