Their relationship is incandescent, it ignites from nothing and burns high but must remain a secret. Philippe lives with his unrequited crush until Thomas makes a move. In other words, Thomas doesn’t seem to be into boys. They don’t run in the same circles, they don’t talk to each other and Thomas is handsome and always surrounded by girls. Philippe has a major crush on Thomas, who is in Terminale D. He knows he’s gay, he’s not open about his sexual orientation but he’s at peace with himself. He’s a senior in high school, in Terminale C., the Maths and Physics major, considered as the elite student track. We’re in 1984, in Barbezieux, rural France and Philippe is 17. Lie With Me tells Philippe and Thomas’s love story, makes it real and alive on paper. This remained a secret until Philippe meets Lucas, Thomas’s son. Lie With Me by Philippe Besson is an autobiographical novel about his first teenage grand love, Thomas Andrieu, the one that structured his being for the future, whether he wanted it or not.
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