At the End of the Sidewalks

<p><em>Clément asks me how [the story] begins. I tell him: with your death. </em></p><p>Against the backdrop of seaside idyll Marseille, our unnamed narrator recounts the tale of his life from seventeen to nineteen, centring on his relationship with best friend turned lover Clément. </p><p>These years of discovery and desire take root in secret, and they eke out a precarious existence of emancipation, illness and danger. But leaving school, and grappling with their divergence from societal norms, neither boy escapes unscathed, and they find there’s no looking back. </p><p>At heart a stirring and sensuous tale, a cry for acceptance pierces through. An extraordinary novel that has received international acclaim for its stirring originality, this is a powerful tale that resounds with passion and proclaims the strength of the will to exist.</p>