- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
The fourth and final book of the internationally renowned and bestselling Neapolitan novels One of the major publishing events of 2015, this dazzling saga of two women – the brilliant Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila – firmly establishes...
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
In this third Neapolitan novel, Elena and Lila have become women. Both have attempted pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery, ignorance and submission. They are afloat on the...
- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Second half 20th century
The second book in Ferrante’s lauded Neapolitan novels. Elena and Lila are now in their twenties. While marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that...
- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
A modern masterpiece from one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these...
- Location(s): Turin (Torino)
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): Contemporary
Rarely have the foundations upon which our ideas of motherhood and womanhood rest been so candidly questioned. This compelling novel tells the story of one woman’s headlong descent into what she calls an “absence of sense” after being abandoned...






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