{"product_id":"lie-with-me-hardcover","title":"Lie with Me - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Besson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMolly Ringwald\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Gay Novel of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Best LGBTQ Books That'll Change the Literary Landscape in 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal'\u003c\/i\u003es Ten Books You'll Want to Read this Spring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Queer Books of April 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheSkimm\u003c\/i\u003e's LGBTQ+ books to celebrate Pride\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stunning and heart-gripping.\" --Andr  Aciman, author of \u003ci\u003eCall Me By Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson--\"the French \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\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\/writer Molly Ringwald. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe drive at high speed along back roads, through woods, vineyards, and oat fields. The bike smells like gasoline and makes a lot of noise, and sometimes I'm frightened when the wheels slip on the gravel on the dirt road, but the only thing that matters is that I'm holding on to him, that I'm holding on to him \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eoutside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe chances upon a young man 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 gorgeous boy named Thomas during their last year of high school. Without ever acknowledging they know each other in the halls, they steal time to meet in secret, carrying on a passionate, world-altering affair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDazzlingly rendered in English by Ringwald in her first-ever translation, Besson's powerfully moving coming-of-age story captures the eroticism and tenderness of first love--and the heartbreaking passage of time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eIn the Absence of Men\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the Emmanuel-Roblès Prize in 2001, and he is also the author of, among others, \u003ci\u003eLate Autumn \u003c\/i\u003e(Grand Prize RTL-Lire), \u003ci\u003eA Boy from Italy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic House\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2017 he published \u003ci\u003eLie With Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 French bestseller that won the the Maisons de la Presse Prize, and \u003ci\u003eA Character from a Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, an intimate portrait of Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. His novels have been translated into twenty different languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMolly Ringwald's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the author of the bestselling novel-in-stories \u003ci\u003eWhen It Happens to You\u003c\/i\u003e. She previously translated \u003ci\u003eLie with Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel by Philippe Besson.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.8 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771827257632,"sku":"9781501197871","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1afd21b05dd55daa51c2028eda39fc6a.webp?v=1780394665","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lie-with-me-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}