{"product_id":"finistre-9781957241081","title":"Finist?re","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1920s. When wealthy American adolescent Matthew Cameron moves to France following his parents' divorce, he struggles to assimilate to his new surroundings. But when a new tennis instructor - Michel Garnier - arrives at Matthew's boarding school, a forbidden relationship develops that will have unforeseen consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1951, Finist?re is a trailblazing LGBTQ+ novel. It locates tragedy not in the same-sex nature of the relationship between Matthew and Michel, but rather in the failure of their family, and wider society, to accept their relationship. Having sold over 350,000 copies, Fritz Peters's most successful novel kicked off the explosion of unapologetically gay literature that would be published in the next decades in the United States and Britain. In this context, Finist?re was meaningful to a generation of queer readers who struggled to encounter literature that depicted their reality respectfully. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Finist?re is a meditation on more than just homosexuality and forbidden love. Through its sensitively rendered characters, Peters illuminates culture clash, class conflict, divorce, child-rearing, and the gaps in empathy that can provoke life's greatest pains. As such, Finist?re is a transcendent novel that outlasts its historical moment and will appeal to all lovers of great literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fritz Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hirsch Giovanni Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957241081","brand":"Hirsch Giovanni Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707232751753,"sku":"9781957241081","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a5a65836-063f-45ce-8844-a3f35901bd14.jpg?v=1719479144","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/finistre-9781957241081","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}