Lie With Me

Author(s): Philippe Besson

General Fiction

Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe, a famous writer, chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back to Philippe's teenage years, to a winter morning in 1984, a small French high school, and a carefully timed encounter between two seventeen-year-olds. It's the start of a secret, intensely passionate, world-altering love affair between Philippe and his classmate, Thomas. 

Dazzlingly rendered by Molly Ringwald, the acclaimed actor and writer, in her first-ever translation, Besson's exquisitely moving coming-of-age story captures the tenderness of first love - and the heart-breaking passage of time. 


Product Information

THE NO.1 FRENCH BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE MAISON DE LA PRESSE PRIZE

'Stunning and heart-gripping' - André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name

'A timeless love story. Molly Ringwald's translation is as clear and beautiful as the story it depicts. You'll read it in a night, but its exquisite heartbreak will linger' - David Ebershoff, author of The Danish Girl

'May well be the best gay love story in contemporary fiction. I dare you to read it without crying.' - Christopher Bollen, author of The Destroyers

'The uncanny thrill of Philippe Besson's Lie With Me rises up from Molly Ringwald's elegant translation with the intensity of meeting a stranger on a train who tells you a single unforgettable story and then leaves. And his voice haunts me still' - Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel and The Queen of the Night

General Fields

  • : 9780241987094
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.133
  • : August 2019
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  • : September 2019
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Philippe Besson
  • : FYT
  • : 160
  • : 843/.92
  • : English
  • : 1909
  • : Paperback