Philippe is a famous writer being interviewed at a hotel in Bordeaux when he sees a handsome man walk by. But it also consumes me and makes me miserable, the way all impossible loves are miserable." "This feeling of love, it transports me, it makes me happy. A winning and nuanced portrait of two teenagers wrestling with desire and identity, Lie With Me is a heartbreaking and powerful novel from a master of the form. Translated by Molly Ringwald, this classic coming-of-age story is rich in 80s nostalgia, the complex dynamics of high school, and the tenderness of first love. When, decades later, Philippe encounters Thomas’s son, he finds out what became of Thomas, finally bringing a resolution to the relationship that defined his youth.
The son of farmers, Thomas is trapped by convention and eventually ends the affair. What follows is an account of the relationship, twenty-five years earlier, between two teenagers from different social spheres: the bookish Philippe and the popular Thomas barely acknowledge one other at school-and yet, stealing time to meet alone, they carry on a passionate and secretive affair. While passing through the village where he grew up, the narrator, Philippe, chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love, Thomas. The award-winning, internationally bestselling novel about a love affair between two teenage boys in a provincial high school in 1984 France, brilliantly translated by acclaimed writer and actress Molly Ringwald.
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