French Exit by Patrick DeWitt could be a good read for someone looking for a witty and darkly humorous tale of high society gone wrong. The story follows a mother and son duo, and their cat, as they flee to Paris to escape scandal and face the consequences of their actions. With a cast of unique characters and a backdrop of Paris, this novel offers a refreshing take on the classic tragedy of manners.

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• Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (2018)

A comedy/tragedy of manners. The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters BrothersFrances 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, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts.The curious trio head for the exit, escape pariahdom and land in Paris – a backdrop for self-destruction and economic ruin, and peopled by a number of singular characters: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic and Mme. Reynard, aggressive houseguest and 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 and a moving story of mothers and sons.

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