From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores his sexuality. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The Gentlemans Gide to Vice and Virtue.They say Lon Delafosse will be Frances next great pianist. But despite his being the youngest student ever accepted into the prestigious Paris Conservatory, theres no way an impoverished musician can make his way in 1890s Paris without an outside patron.Young gossip columnist named Marcel Proust takes Lon under his wing, and the boys game their way through an extravagant new world. When the larger-than-life Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fzensac offers his patronage, Lons dreams are made real. But the closer he gets to becoming Frances next great thing, the further he strays from his old country life he shared with his family and his best friend Flix . . . a boy he might love.With each choice Lon makes, he must navigate a fine line between two worldsor risk losing them both.
