'Beautifully translated by Ringwald' (NPR), this is 'Philippe Besson's book of a lifetime.an elegiac tale of first, hidden love' (The New Yorker). Philippe becomes a writer and travels the world, though as this 'tender, sensuous novel' (The New York Times Book Review) shows, he never lets go of the relationship that shaped him, and every story he's ever told. But they steal time to meet in secret, carrying on a passionate, world-altering affair.ĭespite the intensity of their attraction, from the beginning Thomas knows how it will end: 'Because you will leave and we will stay,' he says. At school, they don't acknowledge each other. Thomas is the son of a farmer Philippe the son of a school principal. What follows is a look back at the relationship he's never forgotten, a hidden affair with a boy named Thomas during their last year of high school. In this 'sexy, pure, and radiant story' (Out), Philippe chances upon a young man outside a hotel in Bordeaux who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. The critically acclaimed, internationally beloved novel by Philippe Besson-'this year's Call Me By Your Name' (Vulture) with raves in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Vanity Fair, Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Out-about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress and writer Molly Ringwald. A stunning and heart-gripping tale.' -André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameĪ New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice

Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. Told in three parts, the slender novel recounts a clandestine romance between two teenage boys in 1984. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Michael Schaub, NPR.org 'French author Philippe Besson's international best seller Lie With Me is now available Stateside thanks to actor, author, and erstwhile Parisian Molly Ringwald's fluid translation.

'I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine.

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