The Basis of the Oscar-Winning Best Adapted Screenplay A Bestseller Book Club Pick Andre Aciman's is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the restless summer weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion and test the charged ground between them. Recklessly, the two verge toward the one thing both fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. It is an instant classic and one of the great love stories of our time. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Notable Book of the Year • A and Best Book of the Year • A Magazine "Future Canon" Selection • A (Michael Upchurch's) Favorite Favorite Book of the Year