"AN INCENDIARY PORTRAIT OF THE VOLCANIC CURRENTS OF SEX AND
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THE AUTHOR OF MY BRILLIANT FRIEND A BBC2 Between The Covers Book
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OF THE YEAR Soon to be a NETFLIX original series 18M OF ELENA
FERRANTE'S BOOKS SLOD WORLDWIDE Giovanna's pretty face has changed:
it's turning into the face of an ugly, spiteful adolescent. But is
she seeing things as they really are? Where must she look to find
her true reflection and a life she can claim as her own? Giovanna's
search leads her to two kindred cities that fear and detest one
another: the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of
refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and
vulgarity. Adrift, she vacillates between these two cities, falling
into one then climbing back to the other. Set in a divided Naples,
The Lying Life of Adults is a singular portrayal of the transition
from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. A SUNDAY TIMES
BESTSELLER "This is no amiable coming-of-age tale... the most
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brilliant."-The Financial Times "An astonishing, deeply moving
tale."-The Guardian "Ferrante confronts female sexual awakening
with such an absence of romantic enchantment it leaves you
gasping."-The Daily Mail WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: "Brilliant as
always."-Jan on Amazon "A tightly crafted and gripping
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