The affair is initiated by Thomas during their last year of high school on the condition that no one else can ever know.Įverything must stay hidden: that is the condition: take it or leave it… I tell him that it’s okay, but his requirement, and the burning in his eyes, scare me. She used the word “lies” instead of “stories,” but nevertheless, it continued, and all these years later, I still find myself doing it.Īt this point I’m thinking the novel is a meta take on memory. I remember its worrying my mother. “Stop with your lies!” she would say. It could almost be considered an obsession. I’ve always loved to do that, to invent the lives of strangers in passing. The first thing we learn about the protagonist, Philippe, who shares both a name and profession with the author, is that he likes to make up stories about other people. I’m not crying yet but I’m bracing for impact. The name of the boy the protagonist falls in love with.
I open the book and read that it’s In memory of Thomas Andrieu (1966-2016). I will avoid discussing the ending but know that it will ruin you.
Book review: Lie With Me by Philippe Bessonĭo not be deceived by the understated and matter-of-fact prose.
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