{"product_id":"lie-with-me-stunning-and-heart-gripping-andre-aciman-by-philippe-besson","title":"Lie With Me by Philippe Besson","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE NO.1 FRENCH BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE MAISON DE LA PRESSE PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stunning and heart-gripping' André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautiful, shattering novel about desire and shame, about passionate youth and the regrets of age' Olivia Laing, bestselling author of Crudo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDazzlingly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An intense, unforgettable novel, alive with the ache of longing and loss.' Sarah Waters, bestselling, award-winning author of The Little Stranger and Fingersmith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A slender, sad, acute novel... absolutely excellent' Sarah Perry, bestselling author of The Essex Serpent and Melmoth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A tender, sensuous novel' New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Full of Proustian echoes, this story of gay adolescence deals with complex issues of class, shame and secrecy' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A poignant tale that captures the intensity of first love with all its sadness, longing and regret' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A clear-sighted and passionate coming-of-age narrative. Detailing in elegant and plain prose the anxious and intense first falling-in-love between two schoolboys, Lie With Me has a tenderness and insight that is reminiscent of the writings of Garth Greenwell. 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41966346469450,"sku":"4880k","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/4880k_5411fcff-a60e-4a5a-945a-2dd37b0f7c41.jpg?v=1765524047","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/lie-with-me-stunning-and-heart-gripping-andre-aciman-by-philippe-besson","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}