Francesca was one of Jude, Willem, JB, and Malcolm’s suitemates in college. Francesca, Marta, and Edie—who are all lesbians—were in a band together called Backfat. They used to participate in protests and hold unconventional jobs. Now, Francesca and Marta have settled down together and live a more conventional life, and JB hates how tame they’ve become since their college days.
Get the entire A Little Life LitChart as a printable PDF.
Francesca Character Timeline in A Little Life
The timeline below shows where the character Francesca appears in A Little Life. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 3: Vanities: Chapter 1
...a band together called Backfat. Now, 15 years after graduation, two of them, Marta and Francesca, are a couple and living together in Brooklyn. One day, JB tells everyone some exciting...
(full context)
Back in the present, at Marta and Francesca’s party, Willem sees that Jude has just escaped Marta and another woman who were interrogating...
(full context)
