Lie With Me
'Stunning and heart-gripping' André Aciman
by Philippe Besson
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Pub Date Sep 05 2019 | Archive Date Apr 02 2019
Penguin Books (UK) | Penguin
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THE NO.1 FRENCH BESTSELLER
'Stunning and heart-gripping' André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name
'A beautiful, shattering novel about desire and shame, about passionate youth and the regrets of age' Olivia Laing, bestselling author of Crudo
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.
'It has been years since anything moved me as much as Lie With Me. It will become a classic.' Jonathan Coe, bestselling author of Middle England
'An intense, unforgettable novel, alive with the ache of longing and loss.' Sarah Waters, bestselling, award-winning author of The Little Stranger and Fingersmith
'Devastating and tender; this is the book I wish I'd read when I was 15, and a book I'm glad to have as a companion now' Andrew McMillan, award-winning author of Physical
'A deeply moving depiction of first love, both tender and elegiac.' John Boyne, bestselling author of A Ladder to the Sky and The Heart's Invisible Furies
'A tender, sensuous novel' New York Times Book Review
'This novel can be read in a matter of hours, but its impact, like the love affair it details, will echo in the mind' Irish Times
Advance Praise
'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
'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
'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
‘Lie With Me is an exquisite whisper that lingers long after you've finished reading it’ Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians
‘In spare yet evocative prose, elegantly translated by Molly Ringwald, Philippe Besson relates the erotic awakening of two adolescent boys in a small French town in the 1980s.’ Caroline Weber, author of Proust's Duchess: How Three Celebrated Women Captured the Imagination of Fin-de-siècle Paris
‘This is a gorgeous fever dream of a book. Ringwald's translation does elegant justice to Besson's balance of beauty and despair, and to his interrogations of memory and longing. Lie With Me positively glows in the dark.’ Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers
‘At first erotic and joyous, ultimately elegiac and haunting, Lie With Me is a deceptively slender book as big as life itself’ Rumaan Alam, author of That Kind of Mother and Rich and Pretty
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780241987100 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 160 |
