The Lying Life of Adults: A Novel [Paperback]

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In this powerful novel set in a divided Naples by Elena Ferrante, theNew York Timesbest-selling author ofMy Brilliant Friend, fourteen-year-old Giovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that fear and detest one another: Naples of the heights, which wears a mask of refinement, and Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity, where her guide is the unforgettable Aunt Vittoria.

With this new novel about the passage from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, Ferrante gives her readers another gripping, highly addictive, Neapolitan story.

“Another spellbinding coming-of-age tale from a master.”—People Magazine

“What a relief it is when an author who has written a masterpiece returns to prove the gift intact.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Reads like a distillation of adolescence itself.”—Vogue

“Suspenseful and propulsive…Explores some of the writer’s touchiest preoccupations.”—The New York Times

“Ferrante once again, with undiminished skill and audacity, creates an emotional force field that has at its heart a young girl on the brink of womanhood.”—Wall Street Journal

“Giovanna’s fate, containing elements both expected and unexpected, makes her one of this year’s most memorable heroines.”—T