French Exit by Patrick DeWitt

French Exit

by Patrick DeWitt

Bankrupted by her infamous litigator husband's tabloid death, a scandal-fearing widow flees New York for Paris, where she and her deadbeat son navigate near-comic self-destructive choices.

Reviewed by jeannamichel on

2 of 5 stars

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I thought I knew what this was about going in: a rich duo escapes a scandal in the States and moves to France. And I wasn’t prepared for how weird it got. It was a parody of the wealthy, if I’ve ever seen it. And it was executed poorly.

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