Édouard Louis's account of his mother's 20 years in a terrible marriage is short, bitter and ultimately sweet. It takes on value beyond its length, just 100 pages, by the universality of its themes: the plight of the underclass, alcoholism and domestic violence. Louis's mother, whom he was once ashamed to be seen with in public, made a break for it and landed, at least partway, on her feet.
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