She has a son named Frank, and does not have time to take care of him while she writes. Banning, whose real name is Mimi, has run into some financial troubles and needs to write another novel in order to earn money again. Banning, the esteemed author of a famous book called Pitched. Alice is told she must travel from New York City to Los Angeles to assist M.M. Isaac Vargas, assigns her a surprise mission. Alice has finally landed a decent job with benefits at a publishing house when her boss, Mr. Johnson says Frank was inspired by the character of Boo Radley’s undefined autism, and by having children of her own. Little does Alice know she will become a nanny to Banning’s peculiar son, Frank, who leads her on a journey she could not have predicted. “Mimi” Banning in Los Angeles as she attempts to finish her latest novel. The story follows young protagonist Alice who is sent to assist legendary novelist M.M.
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