First published 2018
Penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price and her aimless son Malcolm flee the city after a series of scandals. Aboard a freighter to Paris, they scheme to start anew in the City of Light. But their funds dwindle, and the ghosts of Frances' past haunt them. Forced to rent a ramshackle apartment, they host a bizarre salon of eccentric neighbors and old acquaintances. As their options shrink, Frances and Malcolm must confront the realities of their downfall and their tenuous relationship.
Genres: fiction, satire, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Manhattan, Paris
Period: 21st-century
256 pages · ebook · Ecco