“In the Absence of Men”by Philippe Besson disguises itself as a “Call Me by Your Name”-esque, trampling, coming-of-age, off-kilter love story, but in actuality, it expels as a backwards unrealistic ...

There were days when I just missed Rob so damn much that I could barely stand it. It came out of nowhere, triggered by nothing, and I found myself overwhelmed by the presence of his absence. His ...