{"product_id":"patrick-dewitt-french-exit-2018-paperback","title":"Patrick deWitt: French Exit [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'DeWitt is in possession of a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn' Kate Atkinson, author of \u003ci\u003eTranscription\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'My favourite book of his yet ... Dizzyingly good ... A triumph from a writer truly in the zone' Maria Semple, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/i\u003e made me so happy ... Brilliant, addictive, funny and wise' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTo 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBrimming with pathos, warmth and wit, \u003ci\u003eFrench Exit \u003c\/i\u003eis a one-of-a-kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of mothers and sons.","brand":"Dewitt, Patrick","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49775540633939,"sku":"9781526601186","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":48858368409939,"sku":"XG81526601186","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49775540601171,"sku":"XV81526601186","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/dewitt-patrick-patrick-dewitt-french-exit-2018-paperback-59988447002963.jpg?v=1731222678","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/patrick-dewitt-french-exit-2018-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}