Lie with Me

Lie with Me is a novel by French writer Philippe Besson. It was published in 2017 to critical acclaim, and became a bestseller in France. It was translated into English by Molly Ringwald under the title Lie with Me and was lauded by English-language reviewers. Plot Set in 1984 in rural France, in the small town of Barbezieux, the novel recounts the teenage love affair between the narrator and his schoolmate Thomas Andrieu. Impact and Adaptations The novel became a bestseller in France. The novel won the Prix Psychologies du Roman inspiran and the Prix Maison de la Presse. The novel was a finalist for the Prix Orange du Livre. Besson, in a piece published in January 2020, writes about the significance to him of the novel The Lover by Marguerite Duras.