{"product_id":"9781787305045","title":"Monique Escapes","description":"Author: Louis, Edouard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787305045\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe blazing new book from once-in-a-generation writer  douard Louis, as he helps his mother escape from an abusive partner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne evening, during a writers' residency in Athens,  douard receives a tearful phone call from his mother, Monique. She tells him that the man she lives with in Paris is abusive, inflicting upon her the same drunken behaviour as  douard's father, repeating the same cycles of violence, shame and humiliation she fled from before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep by step, they plan her escape, celebrating each small victory of Monique's new beginning. But how do you rebuild your life when you've never truly known freedom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonique Escapes\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and gripping portrait of a mother fighting for her self-determination, and of the son who becomes her ally. It is a story of reinvention, the price of liberty and the remaking of the relationship between a mother and a son who, despite the weight of their shared history, manage to find each other again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729857335454,"sku":"UBD-9781787305045","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787305045.jpg?v=1776651169","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787305045","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}