Monique Escapes

Monique Escapes opens with a telephone call between edouard Louis and his mother, who reveals that her partner is an alcoholic and emotionally abusive. Her sadness and fear distresses edouard, who is in Athens, although his vacant apartment immediately offers her somewhere to stay - and an escape route. Together, mother and son plot her next steps in what becomes a meditation on the price of liberty, the challenges involved in change, and the necessity of remaking their own relationship even as they work to free her from cycles of abuse. It is a work of remarkable emotional directness and a fascinating reflection on the interplay between life and art - and ultimately the story of an older women''s reinvention as she starts a new life.

About the author

Édouard Louis is the author of The End of Eddy, History of Violence, Who Killed My Father, A Woman's Battles and Transformations and Change, and the editor of a book on the social scientist Pierre Bourdieu. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages, making him one of the most celebrated writers of his generation worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: Edouard Louis, Édouard Louis
• Assisted by: John Lambert (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 22.01.2026
• EAN: 9781787305045
• ISBN: 978-1-78730-504-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse, Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Literary essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Gender studies: women and girls, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, Domestic abuse, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, motherhood; self help; marriage; feminism; parenting