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The Lying Life of Adults: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

By Elena Ferrante
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The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante follows Giovanna, a young girl growing up in Naples, as she navigates the complexities of adolescence and confronts the discrepancies between the childhood innocence she once believed in and the harsh truths she begins to uncover about her family and herself. Through her journey, Giovanna explores the various facets of her personal identity, shaped by familial lies and societal expectations, leading her to dramatic self-discovery. The novel is a piercing exploration of maturity, truth, and the often blurred line between them.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy immersive storytelling and complex explorations of adolescence and family dynamics. Set against the backdrop of Naples, it delves into themes of identity and self-discovery through the eyes of a young girl who uncovers the intricate web of adult deception. Elena Ferrante's exquisite writing brings to life the turbulence and mystery of growing up.

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The Lying Life of Adults: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

From the author of My Brilliant Friend, a powerful new novel set in a divided Naples. Soon to be adapted into a NETFLIX original series.

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Incendiary. - Mail on Sunday

The most intense writing about the experiences and interior life of a girl on the cusp of adulthood that I have ever read. - Financial Times

An astonishing, deeply moving tale. - The Guardian

Modern, urgent, truthful. - The Telegraph

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.

This powerful new novel set in a divided Naples by bestselling author Elena Ferrante is a singular portrayal of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.

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Elena Ferrante's The Lying Life of Adults is praised for its truthful, modern depiction of adolescence, capturing the tumultuous emotions and internal life of a teenage girl. Critics commend Ferrante's ability to immerse readers inside the protagonist's mind, presenting her experiences as both intensely personal and universally relatable. The novel's vivid characters and suspenseful storytelling continue Ferrante's tradition of delivering deeply moving narratives, enriching her celebrated canon of work.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787703124

Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ann Goldstein
  • Translated by Ann Goldstein

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Elena Ferrante is the author of The Days of Abandonment (Europa, 2005), Troubling Love (Europa, 2006), The Lost Daughter (Europa, 2008) and the four volumes of the 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), published by Europa Editions between 2012 and 2015. She is also the author of a children's picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, The Beach at Night, and a work of non-fiction, Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey. Incidental Inventions, her collected Guardian columns, was published in 2019.

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