To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. This is a great gift book, a quick plane … After all, Andre Aciman had commended it, and I have LOVED his (many times read) "Call Me By Your Name," (practically Shakespearian in many places). . In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. A sexy, pure, and radiant story, this book has been republished for US readers, and translated by Molly Ringwald. Please try again. A sexy, pure, and radiant story, this book has been republished for US readers, and translated by Molly Ringwald. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2019. The book revolves around two men following their lives in three time periods: HS (1984), 2007 and the 2016. What I see is loveless lust. -- New York Times Book Review , 9 New Books We Recommend This Week "Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Besson''s graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. Earlier in the book, I was thinking "is it just going to trundle on like this?" Loved this. Most of the book is in the HS period where the two have a sexual awakening with each other. Besson writes an amazing story that flows and weaves with asides and tangents that pull the reader through a complex story only to build to a final heart wrenching climax. Probably I was expecting way too much. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, $12.13 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Romania. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Besson is a gifted stylist, and he infuses Philippe''s story with the right notes of sadness and longing. Though only about 150 pages, so much emotion is packed into this book that I couldn’t put it down and I finished it in two quick sittings. As Julian Barnes has written, "Most of us have only one story to tell. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. To me this is not a story of love---"lust gone wrong" perhaps. His first novel. . There is a wonderful depth to the two lovers and their experiences. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Two schoolboys enjoy a secret summer love affair. . . One seems a "cranially" damaged individual -- at birth? It ends ubruptly but returns to haunt the protagonists twenty years later, with the consequences of living a lie. Not giving the book away, each faces a time of personal angst trying to come to grips with their sexuality, cultural norms and whether they are at peace in their own skin. There's a love affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France and it's pretty much perfect." . It took a while to build up. --Hillary Kelly, Vulture " Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Besson''s graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. But there the resemblance ends, for in the 1980s in Catholic France you had to be in the closet - with all the psychological damage that caused. Do not pigeonhole Lie with Me as a “gay novel.” This beautiful and heartwrenching novel charts first love and lust between two adolescents: the continuing obsession of the one into adulthood, the tragic consequences social convention and filial duty lay upon the other . Philippe Besson (Author), Molly Ringwald - translator (Author), Jacques Roy (Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher) & … this is the book for you. Please try again. The writer challenges his own memory and questions the reliability of memory. The two begin a clandestine affair that starts as a physical relationship and merges into something more. . Please try your request again later. . • Purchased online. Besson is a gifted stylist, and he infuses Philippe''s story with the right notes of sadness and longing. Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist ... who catches a glimpse of what he thinks is a past lover in a hotel. This beautiful and heartwrenching novel charts first love and lust between two adolescents: the continuing obsession of the one into adulthood, the tragic consequences social convention and filial duty lay upon the other . --TheSkimm "There's a reason why Lie With Me is often compared to Call Me By Your Name. Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. ◾︎, Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019. I was blown away. Really liked this book. Unable to add item to List. The series revolves around a civil servant named Gong Ah-jung (played by Yoon) who pretends to be the wife of the wealthy hotel heir, Hyun … You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. I don't mean that only one thing happens to us in our lives . Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2020. Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2019. Lie To Me (Korean: 내게 거짓말을 해봐) is a South Korean romantic drama starring Yoon Eun-hye, Kang Ji-hwan and Sung Joon.. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. 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 Though only about 150 pages, so much emotion is packed into this book that I couldn’t put it down and I finished it in two quick sittings. 1. It's affecting stuff, even if its predecessors got there before it, rendering it a little been there, done that. A recollection of a first love between two teenage boys in a small French town. If Duras, whom Besson quotes in the opening epigraph and imitates with his narrative style, speaks to you, thrills your senses with the pain of recognition, then, regardless of sexual preference, Besson will grip your heart too. Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019. I didn’t expect the ending of this book and the final page blew me away. If Duras, whom Besson quotes in the opening epigraph and imitates with his narrative style, speaks to you, thrills your senses with the pain of recognition, then, regardless of sexual preference, Besson will grip your heart too. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Finished it with tears in my eyes. Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019. A line from Marguerite Duras’s The Lover is used as one of the epigraphs for Lie With Me. Yes, that Molly Ringwald! Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. And Lie with Me, the first installment in the Shadow Force series, lived up to my high expectations and then some. I've just read Philippe Besson's 'Lie with Me', which has been described as the French 'Call Me by Your Name'-slash-'Brokeback Mountain'. Please try your request again later. In this slim French novel, an unnamed author is prompted to revisit his first love affair with … Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. This is a great gift book, a quick plane-read, and honestly, better than Brokeback Mountain. It’s also in some ways a cautionary tale, a warning of what happens when people aren’t free to be themselves. The reader never really gets to know Thomas, but … We learn of their families, backgrounds, ethnicity, and class status. Yes, that Molly Ringwald! . Lie with Me: A Novel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Lie With Me is the must-read gay novel of the summer." Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. . After all, Andre Aciman had commended it, and I have LOVED his (many times read) "Call Me By Your Name," (practically Shakespearian in many places). Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Unable to add item to List. I can see why there are comparisons to Call Me By Your Name or Brokeback Mountain ( but I'm sure they're mentioned just to get it noticed since it stands alone for me); it reads like a memoir and the translation is beautifully done. Earlier in the book, I was thinking "is it just going to trundle on like this?" If you have ever been in love, desperately in love, overwhelmed with intense and insatiable desire, then suffered the all-consuming heartbreak of loss . As these lovers navigate into adulthood, we see their relationship change as summer begins. ◾︎, Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019. I hope many people take a moment to read this during pride month to remember where we have been, what is at stake, what we have already lost. And while it refers in reviews to it being a nostalgic 80s novel there was actually very little which rooted it in any time or place. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. If the novel, Lie With Me, is not essential reading for gay men, it is as close as one can get. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2020. Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019. His descriptions, his feelings, and his memories are precise and captivating. Loved this. The author implies their interaction one of "love" (with several alternative descriptions). Then everything changes. I don’t want to say much more because I was quite surprised about the back half of this personal memoir. • Scribner Books • ★★★★★ • Hardcover • Nonfiction - Memoir, LGBT • Recommended by @jananav and several other people on Instagram. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. • Scribner Books • ★★★★★ • Hardcover • Nonfiction - Memoir, LGBT • Recommended by @jananav and several other people on Instagram. His first novel. A sexy, pure, and radiant story, this book has been republished for US readers, and translated by Molly Ringwald. Lie with Me: A Novel. The author, Philippe Besson, is one of the boys; the other is a farmer's son, Thomas, who is an inarticulate, unsociable and secretive character: he uses silence to protect a secret he can never acknowledge. . Lie With Me is full of Proustian echoes. I was blown away. Love, longing and loss are universal. Triggered by the sighting, he traces the story of his secret high-school affair with that lover: It was brief in tenure but formed the mold into which he has since tried to press every other romantic relationship." Do not pigeonhole Lie with Me as a “gay novel.”. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. this is the book for you. They split when the summer ends, as is the way with summer romances, and take very different paths. I can see why there are comparisons to Call Me By Your Name or Brokeback Mountain ( but I'm sure they're mentioned just to get it noticed since it stands alone for me); it reads like a memoir and the translation is beautifully done. The last two time periods are the results of their decisions and what could have been. It is a story beautifully and realistically written by Philippe Besson and warmly translated from French to English by Molly Ringwald. There is a wonderful depth to the two lovers and their experiences. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. In 2017 he published Lie With Me, a #1 French bestseller that won the the Maisons de la Presse Prize, and A Character from a Novel, an intimate portrait of Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. I don’t want to say much more because I was quite surprised about the back half of this personal memoir. It does not turn out well. We learn of their families, backgrounds, ethnicity, and class status. . . The sections within the 3 chapters are often only paragraphs but the technique definitely works. and they happen to be same-sex. Say hi to Philippe Besson's Lie With Me. The author, Philippe Besson, is one of the boys; the other is a farmer's son, Thomas, who is an inarticulate, unsociable and secretive character: he uses silence to protect a secret he can never acknowledge. "People call Lie With Me, a 1984 teenage romance novella, the French Brokeback Mountain. A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. It’s also in some ways a cautionary tale, a warning of what happens when people aren’t free to be themselves. "People call Lie With Me, a 1984 teenage romance novella, the French Brokeback Mountain. It continues to focus on the boys as they approach the time when they are deciding what's next with their lives. Not giving the book away, each faces a time of personal angst trying to come to grips with their sexuality, cultural norms and whether they are at peace in their own skin. There’s a love affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France and it’s pretty much perfect." I don't mean that only one thing happens to us in our lives . Lie with Me is a work of fiction. Finished it with tears in my eyes. Lie With Me by Sabine Durrant sounded like a compelling and addicting read that I had to get my hands on. Lie with Me by Philippe Besson (translated by Molly Ringwald) Here’s what Publishers Weekly had to say about Lie with Me: “Besson (In the Absence of Men) rehashes familiar tropes about secret teenage gay romance in this moving but unoriginal novel. I think the original French title fits this book better than the English, but overall the translation was excellent. The thing I'll take away from this book more than anything else has nothing to do with the story, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2020. Philippe becomes a successful out gay author. The last chapter, although the shortest of the three, really hit me, as it relates to my life. Please try again. but there's only one that matters, only one finally worth telling." . It’s worth remembering that in Proust’s novel Albertine can’t belong to anyone, no matter how hard they … 5 stars – Romantic Suspense I really enjoyed Stephanie Tyler's Hard to Hold trilogy and love the ACRO series that she co-writes with fellow author Larissa Ione as Sydney Croft, so I was excited about Tyler's new military romantic suspense series. As a gay man I could relate to both men during each period of their lives. This is Besson’s story, whether it’s confessional memoir or fiction (there is the double-entendre of the English title “lie” with me) or some combination of both. I've just read Philippe Besson's 'Lie with Me', which has been described as the French 'Call Me by Your Name'-slash-'Brokeback Mountain'. And while it refers in reviews to it being a nostalgic 80s novel there was actually very little which rooted it in any time or place. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Equal parts Andre Aciman and Marguerite Duras.". Although this is a short novel consisting of just 150 pages, Lie with Me will enthrall the reader from start to finish. Originally published in French, Molly Ringwald translated the book for English audiences this year. Like Edward Louis's wonderful The End of Eddy, This story seems to walk a blurry line between novel and memoir. “Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Besson's graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. Almost nothing and no one did I like in this novel. This was a quick read but I found it quite encaptivating. childhood accident? Please try again. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. The sections within the 3 chapters are often only paragraphs but the technique definitely works. . His descriptions, his feelings, and his memories are precise and captivating.” As these lovers navigate into adulthood, we see their relationship change as summer begins. Please try again. It ends ubruptly but returns to haunt the protagonists twenty years later, with the consequences of living a lie. But here we get an accounting of two gay guys meeting, both weak (one permanently so), trying to handle (and hide) sexual desires. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! The author seems to want to present a tragedy of homosexual love; I see persistent/ inflexible selfishness that real love would have overcome or ended well before such damage. Please try again. Brilliantly translated from the French by Molly Ringwald (yes, THAT Molly Ringwald), the prose practically sizzles off the page with eroticism, all the more so as the details of sex are couched in terms of passion and desire. "Lie with Me", a novella in three chapters by the French author Philippe Besson, is a work of art, of literature. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A short but beautiful tale to make you reflect on all that you have lost. Triggered by the sighting, he traces the story of his secret high-school affair with that lover: It was brief in tenure but formed the mold into which he has since tried to press every other romantic relationship." but there's only one that matters, only one finally worth telling." I, unfortunately am in the dislike category. If you have ever been in love, desperately in love, overwhelmed with intense and insatiable desire, then suffered the all-consuming heartbreak of loss . 'Lie with Me' succeeds as a novel because of Besson's graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. Besson writes an amazing story that flows and weaves with asides and tangents that pull the reader through a complex story only to build to a final heart wrenching climax. The Advocate’s Best Gay Novel of 2019. Author: Philippe Besson, Molly Ringwald – translator. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. —TheSkimm "There's a reason why Lie With Me is often compared to Call Me By Your Name. His novels have been translated into twenty different languages. —Gary Kramer, Philadelphia Gay News “Lie with Me will enthrall the reader from start to finish. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. • Purchased online. A short but beautiful tale to make you reflect on all that you have lost. Scribner; Reprint edition (April 7, 2020). I had bought this book ages ago but have only just got round to reading it during lockdown: I had to read it in one go and couldn't put it down.....it is both heart warming but heart breaking. There was a problem loading your book clubs. . Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist ... who catches a glimpse of what he thinks is a past lover in a hotel. I think the original French title fits this book better than the English, but overall the translation was excellent. I’ve never read a memoir quite like this, and it almost seems impossible how the events unfold. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. To me this is not a story of love---"lust gone wrong" perhaps. The book revolves around two men following their lives in three time periods: HS (1984), 2007 and the 2016. But there the resemblance ends, for in the 1980s in Catholic France you had to be in the closet - with all the psychological damage that caused. Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist ... who catches a glimpse of what he thinks is a past lover in a hotel. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. But the overall effect is cumulative. . It gets more and more moving. Well.. my hands were greedy and not pleased to say the least. I had bought this book ages ago but have only just got round to reading it during lockdown: I had to read it in one go and couldn't put it down.....it is both heart warming but heart breaking. … Probably I was expecting way too much. It's the stuff of gay teen romance. It gets more and more moving. A recollection of a first love between two teenage boys in a small French town. The prose is so spot on. Love, longing and loss are universal. Most of the book is in the HS period where the two have a sexual awakening with each other. I didn’t expect the ending of this book and the final page blew me away. . The two begin a clandestine affair that starts as a physical relationship and merges into something more. In this slim French novel, an unnamed author is prompted to revisit his first love affair with … Besson seems incapable of wasting a word. It's the stuff of gay teen romance. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. His novels have been translated into twenty different languages. Philippe becomes a successful out gay author. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The other too weak to bring/ demand that the interaction grow. What I see is loveless lust. Besson is a gifted stylist, and he infuses Philippe's story with the right notes of sadness and longing. Almost nothing and no one did I like in this novel. Two schoolboys enjoy a secret summer love affair. . As Julian Barnes has written, "Most of us have only one story to tell. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The last two time periods are the results of their decisions and what could have been. But the overall effect is cumulative. Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist — the kind who appears on roundtable intellectual TV shows that Americans wouldn’t stay … This is Besson’s story, whether it’s confessional memoir or fiction (there is the double-entendre of the English title “lie” with me) or some combination of both. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It's affecting stuff, even if its predecessors got there before it, rendering it a little been there, done that. I find myself not caring one whit what happens to these characters. In 2017 he published Lie With Me, a #1 French bestseller that won the the Maisons de la Presse Prize, and A Character from a Novel, an intimate portrait of Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. It continues to focus on the boys as they approach the time when they are deciding what's next with their lives. There was a problem loading your book clubs. . Something went wrong. I hope many people take a moment to read this during pride month to remember where we have been, what is at stake, what we have already lost. It does not turn out well. I find myself not caring one whit what happens to these characters. The thing I'll take away from this book more than anything else has nothing to do with the story, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2020. It's a short book at 148 pages. Triggered by the sighting, he traces the story of his secret high-school affair with that lover: It was brief in tenure but formed the mold into which he has since tried to press every other romantic … Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019, This short memoir was initially released in French as ‘Arrête avec tes Mensonges’ which is translated directly as ‘Stop With Your Lies.’ The book is separated into three chapters; the first begins with two high school boys at a small village in the French countryside. Besson seems incapable of wasting a word. and they happen to be same-sex. . They split when the summer ends, as is the way with summer romances, and take very different paths. Honestly, I feel like this is going to be a book that you love or completely hate. The last chapter, although the shortest of the three, really hit me, as it relates to my life. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2020. One seems a "cranially" damaged individual -- at birth? The other too weak to bring/ demand that the interaction grow. Paul, our main character... yikes. Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019. Something went wrong. childhood accident? . English | April 30, 2019 | ASIN: B07M9LJL6G | MP3@64 kbps | 3h 35m | 83.02 MB. "Lie with Me", a novella in three chapters by the French author Philippe Besson, is a work of art, of literature. Then everything changes. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. It took a while to build up. I’ve never read a memoir quite like this, and it almost seems impossible how the events unfold. "People call Lie With Me, a 1984 teenage romance novella, the French Brokeback Mountain. It's a short book at 148 pages. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Really liked this book. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2020. Originally published in French, Molly Ringwald translated the book for English audiences this year. Do not pigeonhole Lie with Me as a “gay novel.” This beautiful and heartwrenching novel charts first love and lust between two adolescents: the continuing obsession of the one into adulthood, the tragic consequences social convention and filial duty lay upon the other . One of these items ships sooner than the other. Yes, that Molly Ringwald! Narrator: Jacques Roy. The prose is so spot on. This is a great gift book, a quick plane … Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. The writer challenges his own memory and questions the reliability of memory. As a gay man I could relate to both men during each period of their lives. The author implies their interaction one of "love" (with several alternative descriptions). Say hi to Philippe Besson's Lie With Me. Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019, This short memoir was initially released in French as ‘Arrête avec tes Mensonges’ which is translated directly as ‘Stop With Your Lies.’ The book is separated into three chapters; the first begins with two high school boys at a small village in the French countryside. This was a quick read but I found it quite encaptivating. Brilliantly translated from the French by Molly Ringwald (yes, THAT Molly Ringwald), the prose practically sizzles off the page with eroticism, all the more so as the details of sex are couched in terms of passion and desire. The author seems to want to present a tragedy of homosexual love; I see persistent/ inflexible selfishness that real love would have overcome or ended well before such damage. . But here we get an accounting of two gay guys meeting, both weak (one permanently so), trying to handle (and hide) sexual desires. 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