Lie With Me

The French bestseller, hailed as a ‘French Brokeback Mountain', found its translation in English in recent years. Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a recollection of his teenage years and the 1984 winter morning in a small French high school that began a secret love affair with his classmate Thomas. A coming-of-age autofiction of first love, shame and the regrets felt over time.