Hypnotic, erotic story about the love affair between a French aristocrat and a young farmer he plucks from obscurity. Balthazar and Sebastien meet the day Balthazar is thrown from a horse and Sebastien saves his life with medicinal herbs. The two are besotted with each other and Sebastien soon moves into Balthazar's chateau to learn healing arts; but Sebastien decides he wants to be a painter instead, and Balthazar, who scorns his position and refuses to go to Versailles to attend to the king, finds himself dogged by ugly rumors and is brought to trial and condemned to death. Lovers is like a prose poem about passion and a love that defines the lives of two men. It's a quick read but one that will leave you entranced and enchanted. See my full review here: http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2012/06/review-lovers-by-daniel-arsand.html
