French Exit

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From bestselling author Patrick deWitt, a brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial disintegrationFrances Price tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development And then there s the Prices aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts.Putting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self destruction and economical ruin to riotous effect A number of singular characters serve to round out the cast a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic proposing a seance, a doctor who makes house calls with his wine merchant in tow, and the inimitable Mme Reynard, aggressive houseguest and dementedly friendly American expat.Brimming with pathos and wit, French Exit is a one of a kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send up of high society, as well as a moving mother son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute Best Read eBook French Exit by Patrick deWitt – kino-fada.fr Frances Price has never really given a damn about what people think A wealthy widow, she looks down on nearly everyone with whom she comes into contact except Joan, her best friend since childhood She and her adult son, Malcolm, live in an aging apartment on the Upper East Side and spend money indiscriminately, despite multiple warnings of increasing intensity from their financial advisor.One day, Frances is told that she is on the verge of losing everything, and she must sell off all the po Frances Price has never really given a damn about what people think A wealthy widow, she looks down on nearly everyone with whom she comes into contact except Joan, her best friend since childhood She and her adult son, Malcolm, live in an aging apartment on the Upper East Side and spend money indiscriminately, despite multiple warnings of increasing intensity from their financial advisor.One day, Frances is told that she is on the verge of losing everything, and she must sell off all the possessions she can if she is to...3.5 Original, inventive, absurdist, all of these descriptions andwould be fitting Wasn t quite sure where, in my head, to put this book, let alone how to come up with a rating Generally, I rate like grnres with like genres, but this one seems to have an identity of its own What a strange tale with some very unique characters, and a very unusual cat A satirical comedy of manneres and errors, if you will.Maybe I was just in the mood for this, but I enjoyed this wuirky little albeit unbel 3.5 Original, inventive, absurdist, all of these descriptions andwould be fitting Wasn t quite sure where, in my head, to put this book, let alone how to come up with a rating Generally, I rate like grnres with like genres, but this one seems to have an identity of its own What a strange tale with some very unique characters, and a very unusual cat A satirical comedy of manneres and errors, if you will.Maybe I was just in the mood for this, but I enjoyed this wuirky little albeit unbelievable story It wasn t meant to be believed, but it does have some truisims within that were noted This author is a master at dialogue, even when it was out there, way, way out there, the dislogue seemed totally natural Some of these scenes I just found so darn amusing, had to reread them again, sometimes they seemed to just appear out of nowhere So without rehashing plot, which is kind of impossible a...I loved Patrick de Witt s Undermajordomo Minor It was completely quirky and weird, but seriously turned my crank Unfortunately, while French Exit has a similar oddball sensibility, this one fell quite flat for me The story focuses on mother Frances and adult son Malcolm As the story opens in New York, Frances learns that all her money is lost, after which she and Malcolm move to a friend s apartment in Paris, where a number of people drift into their world De Witt writes beautifully I love I loved Patrick de Witt s Undermajordomo Minor It was completely quirky and weird, but seriously turned my crank Unfortunately, while French Exit has a similar oddball sensibility, this one fell quite flat for me The story focuses on mother Frances and adult son Malcolm As the story opens in New York, Frances learns that all her money is lost, after which she and Malcolm move to a friend s apartment in Paris, where a number of people drift into their world De Witt writes beautifully I love his use of language which has a deadpan oddball feel I didn t even mind some of the surreal elements to the story a dead father...Sixtysomething Manhattan socialite Frances, her 32 year old son Malcolm and their cat, Small Frank, live a relaxed life until the family fortune runs out Suddenly homeless, they head to Paris, France, to stay in a wealthy friend s apartment where destiny awaits Oui Patrick deWitt s latest novel French Exit is tres bonne It s this pleasingly bizarre comedy about nutters that reads uncannily like a Wes Anderson movie by way of Arrested Development I read the book with Lucille and Buster Bl Sixtysomething Manhattan socialite Frances, her 32 year old son Malcolm and their cat, Small Frank, live a relaxed life until the family...Patrick deWitt has the remarkable ability to write brilliantly in different genres whether the fairy tale of Undermajordomo Minor, the western of The Sisters Brothers, or in his most recent book French Exit, a comedy of manners The abundant wit, satire, and skewering of the wealthy made this an entertaining read, but the infusion of death thr...I d enjoyed The Sisters Brothers though not as much as many readers had Perhaps this new offering from deWitt would charm we in a way that his Western novel had failed to The story of a dysfunctional relationship between an unpleasant mother and her very odd son not to mention the deceased father who may now be living within the body of the pet cat is a very strange offering indeed Wealthy widower Frances Price had gained notoriety and social exclusion as a result of her having discover I d enjoyed The Sisters Brothers though not as much as many readers had Perhaps this new offering from deWitt woul...French exitNoun French exit offensive A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.I have been a fan of Patrick deWitt s from the beginning, and I believe I ve read everything he s written joyfully revelling in his ink black, violent comedies I was, therefore, rapturously delighted to have been sent an ARC months early of his latest, and so doubly disappointed when it turned out to be just okay French Exit begins on a promising note with a smart talking Upper East Side widow French exitNoun French exit offensive A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.I have been a fan of Patrick deWitt s from the beginning, and I believe I ve read everything he s written joyfully revelling in his ink black, violent comedies I was, therefore, rapturously delighted to have been sent an ARC months early of his latest, and so doubly disappointed when it turned out to be just okay French Exit begins on a promising note with a smart talking Upper East Side widow browbeating her squishy manchild of a thirty six year old son and ignoring the debts piling up at the door and once the...Update 1 Oct 2018 Giller Prize Shortlisted I ve long been a fan of deWitt s writing and his latest novel, French Exit, feels like it could have been written by no one other than him, but also feels like a move in a different direction from The Sisters Brothers and Undermajordomo Minor DeWitt has always been funny, but French Exit is a comedy first and foremost I was definitely getting in a good belly laugh every 10 pages or so, and its rare that an author is able to deliver the goods to c Update 1 Oct 2018 Giller Prize Shortlisted I ve long been a fan of deWitt s writing and his latest novel, French Exit, feels like it could have been written by no one other than him, but al...Oh dear I d consider myself a big Patrick deWitt fan, having adored The Sisters Brothers and Undermajordomo Minor But little of his famed wit and ingenuity is present in his latest novel It has a cast of peculiar characters and a story that just goes nowhere.Frances Price is a wealthy 65 year old New Yorker, a sharp tongued widower who doesn t suffer fools gladly Living with her in a luxurious apartment is her brooding son Malcolma lugubrious toddler of a manand their cat Small Frank, Oh dear I d consider myself a big Patrick deWitt fan, having adored The Sisters Brothers and Undermajordomo Minor But little of his famed ...Would you like to read a laugh out loud funny, lighthearted, smart, sassy, somewhat dark and weird and fantastical novel that will take you completely away from current events and make you feel like you ...

French Exit
  • English
  • 19 April 2017
  • ebook
  • 256 pages
  • 0062846949
  • Patrick deWitt
  • French Exit