{"product_id":"separate-rooms","title":"Separate Rooms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe rediscovered gay classic, published in English for the first time in thirty years. \u003cbr\u003eAn unmissable read for this Pride Month\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Is this overlooked Italian novel the new \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name? \u003c\/i\u003eA classic of Italian gay fiction . . . the whole thing is bathed in elegiac pathos''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An Italian novel of imperfect love and urgent grief''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Beautiful and poignant''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A stunning novel . . . prepare to be deeply moved''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK PARLETT, author of \u003ci\u003eFire Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A discreet, lyrical meditation on the nature of male love''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDMUND WHITE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by Andr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eé Aciman, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas, a young German musician, is dying. His older boyfriend, a renowned Italian writer named Leo, finds it impossible to watch the slow and inevitable demise of his lover; he condemns himself to moving cities every few weeks instead, in the hope of finding a semblance of peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe travels through Europe where past and present overlap, years merge and faces emerge - and where reminders of the life he and Thomas shared are on every corner. Leo''s memories become clearer with every road he takes, much as he wishes he could simply forget. Wanting to preserve the passion of their relationship, Leo had forced Thomas to live separately: in separate rooms, separate towns, with separate lives. But now, face to face with true solitude, Leo must finally reckon with the impossible striving of memory to recreate life and, ultimately, cross an ocean to find the strength to go on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndré Aciman''s \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e meets Ocean Vuong''s \u003ci\u003eOn Earth We''re Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eSeparate Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e is a singular and unforgettable meditation on almost-ideal love, told in three musical movements, by a fiery and unforgettable literary talent.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395557892478,"sku":"NW9781399734493","price":14.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399734493.jpg?v=1778624212","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/separate-rooms","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}