{"product_id":"monique-escapes-hardcover","title":"Monique Escapes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eÉdouard Louis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Édouard's mother reveals she is--not for the first time--enduring an abusive relationship, mother and son plot her next steps in what is at once an edge-of-the-seat escape narrative and a meditation on freedom and renewal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate one night, Édouard receives a telephone call from his mother. In tears, she tells him that her partner, her first since her abusive marriage to Édouard's father ended, has been insulting and humiliating her. \u003ci\u003eI thought this would be a new life for me and now it's starting all over\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom afar, in Athens, Édouard swiftly sets a plan in place for Monique; the next morning, she leaves the apartment she has been sharing with the man. What takes shape over the next weeks, through phone calls and informal internet tutorials, on video chats and train rides, is a powerful and transformative shared experience for mother and son as they navigate the aftermath of male brutality, confront the limitations of class and society, and lay bare the pain of their past. With characteristic insight into society's underpinnings and oversights, and with exquisite and tender portraiture, Édouard Louis's \u003ci\u003eMonique Escapes\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound story of a woman--a mother--and a family's search for more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉdouard Louis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho Killed My Father\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChange\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCollapse\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of a book on the social scientist Pierre Bourdieu. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFreeman's\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into thirty languages and have made him one of the most celebrated writers of his generation worldwide. He lives in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e has translated works by Jean-Philippe Toussaint and Emmanuel Carrère. His translation of Carrère's \u003ci\u003eV13\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2024 French-American Foundation's Translation Prize. He lives in Nantes, in northwestern France.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.53 x 5.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67940490936568,"sku":"9780374616809","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/HfCmv0mAsT9780374616809.webp?v=1793656272","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/monique-escapes-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}