A Bargain for Frances
A Bargain for Frances is a 1970 novella by Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban and Tomas Gonzalez. Readers will find themes of badgers, friendship, Easy Reading and Blind.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 45 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 3 languages.
At about 62 pages, most readers finish it in about an hour.
About A Bargain for Frances
Frances foils Thelma's plot to trick her out of a new china set.
Quick answers
Who wrote A Bargain for Frances?
A Bargain for Frances was written by Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban and Tomas Gonzalez and first published in 1970.
How long is A Bargain for Frances?
The median edition has 62 pages, about about an hour of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to A Bargain for Frances?
Readers who like it often enjoy Fantastic Mr Fox, The Boy of the Three-Year Nap and Huevos Rancheros.
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