At school, they don’t acknowledge each other. Thomas is the son of a farmer Philippe the son of a school principal. 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. In this “sexy, pure, and radiant story” ( Out), Philippe chances upon a young man outside a hotel in Bordeaux who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. The critically acclaimed, internationally beloved novel by Philippe Besson-“this year’s Call Me By Your Name” ( Vulture) with raves in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Vanity Fair, Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Out-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.
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