{"product_id":"lie-with-me-by-philippe-besson-9781501197888","title":"Lie with Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. A stunning and heart-gripping tale.\" — André Aciman, author of \u003cem\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed, internationally beloved novel by Philippe Besson — \u003cem\u003ethis year's Call Me By Your Name\u003c\/em\u003e (Vulture) — with raves in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOut\u003c\/em\u003e — about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress and writer Molly Ringwald.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this \"sexy, pure, and radiant story\" (\u003cem\u003eOut\u003c\/em\u003e), Philippe chances upon a young man outside a hotel in Bordeaux who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back at the relationship he's never forgotten, a hidden affair with a boy named Thomas during their last year of high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThomas is the son of a farmer; Philippe the son of a school principal. At school, they don't acknowledge each other. But they steal time to meet in secret, carrying on a passionate, world-altering affair. Despite the intensity of their attraction, from the beginning Thomas knows how it will end: \"Because you will leave and we will stay,\" he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhilippe becomes a writer and travels the world, though as this \"tender, sensuous novel\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) shows, he never lets go of the relationship that shaped him, and every story he's ever told. \"Beautifully translated by Ringwald\" (NPR), this is \"Philippe Besson's book of a lifetime...an elegiac tale of first, hidden love\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643019837676,"sku":"9781501197888","price":48.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9fa4729aefb286ef18f78750ab55d46b.jpg?v=1779170466","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lie-with-me-by-philippe-besson-9781501197888","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}