French Exit: NOW A MAJOR FILM - Hardcover

DeWitt, Patrick

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9781526601179: French Exit: NOW A MAJOR FILM

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1526601176 ISBN 13: 9781526601179

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018

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The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers

'DeWitt is in possession of a fresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn' Kate Atkinson, author of Transcription

'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 and wise' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less

Frances Price - tart widow, possessive mother and 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. And then there's their cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral lawyer whose gruesome tabloid death rendered them social outcasts.

To put their troubles behind them, the trio cut their losses and 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 and Mme. Reynard, friendly American expat and aggressive houseguest.

Brimming with pathos, warmth and wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of mothers and sons.

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Review:

DeWitt is in possession of a fresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn (Kate Atkinson, author of 'Transcription')

My favourite book of his yet. The dialogue is dizzyingly good, the world so weird and fresh. A triumph from a writer truly in the zone (Maria Semple, author of the bestselling 'Where’d You Go, Bernadette')

French Exit made me so happy - I feel as if I have downed a third martini, stayed up past sunrise, and still woken up refreshed. Brilliant, addictive, funny and wise, DeWitt's latest has enough charm to last you long after you've put it down, which is what so many of us need in a book. I think you need it, too (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Less')

Dazzling . deWitt writes in a gorgeously relaxed, freeform style, dabbing a clause here, a phrase there. The book is studded with tiny pleasures . Sharp and strange . DeWitt's particular comic genius is to evoke the darkness behind the dazzle ... Whichever style he adopts or genre he inhabits, deWitt remains a true original (Guardian)

Gloriously, acerbically funny and odd (Melissa Harrison)

A sparkling dark comedy ... DeWitt's tone is breezy, droll, and blithely transgressive ... These are people you may not want to invite to dinner, but they sure make for fun reading (NPR)

A thrilling madcap caper anchored by memorable characters, emotional depth and forensically sharp writing (Hannah Rothschild, author of 'The Improbability of Love')

The first time I read French Exit, I raced through, impatient to know the fates of its characters. Then I turned back to page one to enjoy Patrick deWitt's understated satire and casually brutal wit (Nell Zink, author of 'Mislaid' and 'The Wallcreeper')

Pure joy - think No�l Coward shaken up with Ivy Compton-Burnett and garnished with a twist of Lemony Snicket (Mail on Sunday)

A study in the surreal while also being grounded in reality . An accomplished comic novel shot through with DeWitt's trademark genre defiance and caustic sense of humour (i)

Book Description:

The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers

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