Literary Fiction
by Elena Ferrante · Neapolitan Novels series
Two girls forge an intense friendship in a poor, violent Naples neighborhood in the 1950s—one brilliant and volatile, the other scholarly and observant. Their bond endures across decades as they navigate education, marriage, motherhood, and political awakening in a changing Italy. The first volume of Ferrante's sprawling, addictive meditation on female friendship, class, and ambition.
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