In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson is getting a new edition on June 3 The book follows two young men, a soldier and an aristocrat, engaged in a torrid love affair during World War I An exclusive ...

We live in a world where love is often conditional, self-serving, or absent altogether. When we withhold love — both from God and from others — it creates a toxic environment, not just around us, but ...

If the first warm summer breezes have put you in the mood for romance, Philippe Besson has just the thing. It follows the aristocratic, impish Vincent who, at 16, was too young at the start of the ...