{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-lost-child-a-novel-neapolitan-novels-4-9781609452865","title":"The Story of the Lost Child: A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 4)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"stunning conclusion\" to the bestselling saga of the fierce lifelong bond between two women, from a gritty Naples childhood through old age (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/i\u003e concludes the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila, who first met amid the shambles of postwar Italy. In this book, life's great discoveries have been made; its vagaries and losses have been suffered. Through it all, the women's friendship remains the gravitational center of their lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth women once fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up. Elena married, moved to Florence, started a family, and published several well-received books. But now, she has returned to Naples to be with the man she has always loved. Lila, on the other hand, never succeeded in freeing herself from Naples. She has become a successful entrepreneur, but her success draws her into closer proximity with the nepotism, chauvinism, and criminal violence that infect her neighborhood. Yet, somehow, this proximity to a world she has always rejected only brings her role as unacknowledged leader of that world into relief. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lila is a magnificent character.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Everyone should read anything with Ferrante's name on it.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elena Ferrante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609452865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2015 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/30\/2015 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/06\/2015 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2015 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/21\/2015 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2015 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2015 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2015 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2015 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2015 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Editors Choice\/Adult\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElena Ferrante\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Days of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2005), which was made into a film directed by Roberto Faenza, \u003ci\u003eTroubling Love\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2006), adapted by Mario Martone, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2008), soon to be a film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. She is also the author of a \u003ci\u003eFrantumaglia: A Writer's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016) in which she recounts her experience as a novelist, and a children's picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, \u003ci\u003eThe Beach at Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016). The four volumes known as the \"Neapolitan quartet\" (\u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a New Name\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/i\u003e) were published in America by Europa between 2012 and 2015. The first season of the HBO series My Brilliant Friend, directed by Severio Costanzo premiered in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her translations for Europa Editions include novels by Amara Lakhous, Alessandro Piperno, and Elena Ferrante's bestselling \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40691946848371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_15afd2d1-00d8-48e3-a291-40c4244051dd.jpg?v=1675438329","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-story-of-the-lost-child-a-novel-neapolitan-novels-4-9781609452865","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}