French Exit: A Novel
When her money runs out, Frances Price packs up her Louis Vuitton handbags and fox-stole-wearing bulldog Small Frank and moves to a friend's vacant apartment in Paris with her son Malcolm. The Prices have always lived off the grid, but now they're truly unmoored. As they adjust to their new circumstances, a cast of peculiar new friends enters their lives, complicating their already precarious situation.
About This Book
French Exit: A Novel by Patrick deWitt introduces readers to a story of displacement and reinvention. The narrative follows a mother and son who leave their familiar life behind for the unfamiliar streets of Paris.
With a focus on their interactions and the odd characters they encounter, the book explores themes of loss and adaptation in a new environment.
deWitt's storytelling captures the nuances of family dynamics under pressure, blending humor with poignant observations on change.
This novel offers a glimpse into lives upended by circumstance, set against the backdrop of a foreign city.
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