The Book
I borrowed a copy of this book from the library but after reading it I immediately bought my own copy as I know it is one of those books that I will want to revisit. It is a beautiful work which so captures that state of being infatuated with another person. A love you want to be with all the time so you don't miss anything in their life; who you find yourself thinking about all the time, wondering what they are doing if they are not with you; wanting to be them.
Elio is a 17 year old Italian who has to vacate his bedroom for a visiting American, Oliver, who has come to stay in their idyllic family house as a retreat to write his academic thesis. A turmoil of teenage hormones, Elio is attracted to the older Oliver and following tentative moves, counter moves and rebuffs, they gradually, but inevitably, become physically and emotionally entwined.
