{"product_id":"finistare","title":"Finistere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMechanically, watching the land disappear into the sea, the word \u003c\/i\u003eFinstère\u003ci\u003e came to mind. Finis-terre. Land's End. From here it really looked it . . . it was the end of Brittany, the end of France. The end of the earth. . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA lyrical gay coming-of-age story first published in 1951, acclaimed by many including Gore Vidal and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, about Matthew, a young American who moves to France with his mother following his parents' divorce. In boarding school and on trips with his mother into the countryside, Matthew navigates his budding sexuality and complicated new relationships with trepidation and hardship until he is forced to confront \u003ci\u003efinistère\u003c\/i\u003e--land's end--where the brutal truths of the world can be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinstère\u003c\/i\u003e was a profound achievement in the early years of the 1950s, and sold over 350,000 copies. This new edition, which returns this beautiful book to print, includes an appendix of historical materials about the book and author, as well as an introduction by Michael Bronski, author of such books as \u003ci\u003eCulture Clash, The Pleasure Principle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePulp Friction\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fritz Peters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44733305946405,"sku":"9781551522111","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b35f7386-4180-4351-ad4b-46b2343ed7f7.jpg?v=1679346660","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/finistare","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}