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“philippe besson”

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  • The Summer Boy

    A Novel

    by Philippe Besson ...
    Translated by Sam Taylor ...
    On an island off the coast of France, six teenagers come together for a summer of desire and discovery until one of them vanishes forever, leaving the rest with an enduring mystery.Tell me, do you know why the most beautiful love stories must always end badly?In the summer of 1985, on a scruffy resort island off the coast of France, six teenagers—five boys and one girl—band together for a final ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Lie With Me

    A Novel

    by Philippe Besson ...
    Translated by Molly Ringwald ...
    “I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. A stunning and heart-gripping tale.” —André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameA New York Times Book Review Editor’s ChoiceThe critically acclaimed, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • In the Absence of Men

    A Novel

    by Philippe Besson ...
    From the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me comes the tale of an affair between an aristocratic teenager and a soldier, as they discover the possibilities and perils of first love.Summer, 1916. With German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, sixteen and still too young to fight, this moment of dread is also a moment of possibility. An ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    Lie With Me

    A Novel

    by Philippe Besson ...
    Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 35 min

    “I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. A stunning and heart-gripping tale.” —André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameA New York Times Book Review Editor’s ChoiceThe critically acclaimed, ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    In the Absence of Men

    A Novel

    by Philippe Besson ...
    Narrated by Ali Andre Ali ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 23 min

    From the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me comes the tale of an affair between an aristocratic teenager and a soldier, as they discover the possibilities and perils of first love.Summer, 1916. With German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, sixteen and still too young to fight, this moment of dread is also a moment of possibility. An ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Summer Boy

    A Novel

    by Philippe Besson ...
    Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 5 min

    On an island off the coast of France, six teenagers come together for a summer of desire and discovery until one of them vanishes forever, leaving the rest with an enduring mystery.Tell me, do you know why the most beautiful love stories must always end badly?In the summer of 1985, on a scruffy resort island off the coast of France, six teenagers—five boys and one girl—band together for a final ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Swimming in the Dark

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    by Tomasz Jedrowski ...
    Narrated by Will Watt ...

    Unabridged

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    “Imagine Call Me By Your Name set in Communist Poland and you'll get a sense of Jedrowski's moving debut about a consuming love affair amidst a country being torn apart.” — O Magazine, LGBTQ Books That’ll Change the Literary Landscape in 2020“Captivating both for its shimmering surfaces and its terrifying depths. Tomasz Jedrowski is a remarkable writer.” — Justin Torres, bestselling author of We ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

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    Deep House

    The Gayest Love Story Ever Told

    by Jeremy Atherton Lin ...
    Narrated by Jeremy Atherton Lin ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 21 min

    From the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Gay Bar comes a rule-breaking, sweat-soaked, genre-busting story of outlaw love.NATIONAL BESTSELLER | The New Yorker Best Books of 2025 | Publishers Weekly Top 10 Books of the Year | Time Out 10 Best Books of the Year | NPR Books We Love 2025It’s 1996, and Jeremy Atherton Lin has met the boy of his dreams—a mumbling, starry-eyed Brit ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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  • Open, Heaven

    by Seán Hewitt ...
    **Named a Most Anticipated Release of 2025 by Vulture • Literary Hub • BBC • RTÉ • OutSmart Magazine’s Must-Read Queer Books of 2025 • The Guardian’s Best Fiction of 2025A stunning debut novel from the acclaimed young Irish poet Seán Hewitt, reminiscent of Garth Greenwell and Douglas Stuart in the intensity of its evocation of sexual awakening.**Set in a remote village in the North of England, ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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    Love Lane

    A searing portrayal of escape and the power of love, home and a family

    by Patrick Gale ...
    Narrated by Patrick Gale ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 53 min

    'Miraculous, mischievous and quietly devastating' Rachel Joyce'A tender, delicately devastating novel' Sarah Waters' An engulfing, deeply humane novel about the triumphs and failures of human connection' Marina KempA journey. A reunion. A longing for a place called home...When veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane sails home to an England transf... ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    To be a Gay Man

    by Will Young ...
    Narrated by Will Young ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours

    Brought to you by Penguin.In To Be a Gay Man, Will Young speaks out about gay shame, revealing the impact it had on his own life, how he learned to deal with it, and how he can now truthfully say he is gay and happy.We know Will as a multi-platinum recording artist, Olivier-nominee, and the first winner of the Idol franchise. But his story began long before his first audition. Looking back on a ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Find Me

    A Novel

    by André Aciman ...
    Narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 21 min

    "[Narrator Michael Stuhlbarg's] elegant performance and Aciman's sensitive writing keep things touching without ever being sentimental. Wonderful listening." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winnerThis program is read by Michael Stuhlbarg, the actor who played Professor Samuel Perlman in Luca Guadagnino's critically-acclaimed film, Call Me by Your Name. A bonus conversation between Michael ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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