The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers` My favourite book of his yet.. . Dizzyingly good.. . A triumph from a writer truly in the zone` Maria Semple, author of Where`d You Go, Bernadette` French Exit made me so happy.. . Brilliant, addictive, funny & wise` Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less`A thrilling madcap caper` Hannah Rothschild, author of The Improbability of Love Frances Price
- tart widow, possessive mother & Upper East Side force of nature
- is in dire straits, beset by scandal. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. & then there`s their cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husb&, an infamously immoral lawyer whose gruesome tabloid death rendered them social outcasts. To put their troubles behind them, the trio cut their losses & head for the exit. Their beloved Paris becomes the backdrop for a giddy drive to self-destruction, helped along by a cast of singularly curious characters: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic & Mme. Reynard, friendly American expat & aggressive houseguest. Brimming with pathos, warmth & wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send-up of high society & a moving story of mothers & sons.