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We were twelve years old,but we walked along the hot streets of the neighborhood,amid the dust and flies that the occasional old trucks stirred up as they passed,like two old ladies taking the measure of lives of disappointment,clinging tightly to each other. No one understood us,only we two-I thought-understood one another.The story begins in the 1950s,in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else. As they grow,as their paths repeatedly diverge and converge,Elena and Lila remain best friends whose respective destinies are reflected and refracted in the other.
They are likewise the embodiments of a nation undergoing momentous change. Through the lives of these two women,Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood,a city,and a country as it is transformed in ways that,in turn,also transform the relationship between her protagonists,the unforgettable Elena and Lila.
Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) LtdISBN: 9781787702226Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'...these delicious novels are some of the best I have ever read. A vivid portrait of female friendship sweeps from childhood in the back streets of impoverished Naples during the 1950s through the Twentieth Century and their love affairs,marriages,motherhood. Passionate,intense,full of suspense and cinematic detail,these astonishing novels will keep you gripped throughout the summer.'- Kate Figes,The Daily Mail
Elena Ferrante
Named as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in 2016,Italian author Elena Ferrante is the pseudonym of the author behind some of the most powerful and acclaimed novels of recent times. She is best-known for her internationally bestselling Neapolitan Quartet (My Brilliant Friend,The Story of a New Name,Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay,and The Story of The Lost Child).
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