Lie With Me

byPhilippe Besson, Molly Ringwald (Translator)

'Stunning and heart-gripping' André Aciman

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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.

A beautiful, shattering novel about desire and shame, about passionate youth and the regrets of age.

Olivia Laing, bestselling author of 'Crudo' and 'The Lonely City'

About Philippe Besson

Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. His first novel, In the Absence of Men, was awarded the Emmanuel Roblès Prize in 2001, and he is also the author of, among other books, Late Autumn (Grand Prize RTL-Lire), A Boy from Italy, and The Atlantic House. In 2017 he published Lie With Me, which has sold more than 120,000 copies, was a no.1 bestseller and was awarded the Maison de la Presse Prize. His novels have been translated into twenty languages.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780241987094
  • Length: 160 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 9mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 133g
  • Price: £9.99
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