French Exit Av Patrick Dewitt

<b>NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING MICHELLE PFEIFFER AND LUCAS HEDGES</b><b>A tragedy of manners from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of <i>The Sisters Brothers</i></b><b>¿My favourite book of his yet¿ Maria Semple, author of <i>Where''d You Go, Bernadette</i>''Pure joy'' <i>Mail on Sunday </i></b><b>''Buoyantly insane'' <i>New Yorker</i></b>Frances Price is in dire straits. Scandals swirl around the recently widowed New York socialite, and her adult-aged, toddler-brained son Malcolm is no help. Cutting their losses, they grab their cat, Small Frank, and head for the exit. Paris becomes the backdrop for a giddy drive to self-destruction, helped along by a cast of singularly curious characters.Brimming with pathos, warmth and wit, <i>French Exit </i>is a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of mothers and sons.