{"product_id":"the-lying-life-of-adults-by-elena-ferrante","title":"The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"AN INCENDIARY PORTRAIT OF THE VOLCANIC CURRENTS OF SEX AND BETRAYAL.\"-Mail on SundayTHE INTERNATIONAL No. 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF MY BRILLIANT FRIENDA BBC2 Between The Covers Book Club Pick BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 - SHORTLISTED FOR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSoon to be a NETFLIX original seriesGiovanna'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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdrift, she vacillates between these two cities, falling into one then climbing back to the other. Set in a divided Naples, The Lying Life of Adults is a singular portrayal of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\"This is no amiable coming-of-age tale...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe most intense writing about the experiences and interior life of a girl on the cusp of adulthood that I have ever read. It is brilliant.\"-The Financial Times\"An astonishing, deeply moving tale.\"-The Guardian \"Ferrante confronts female sexual awakening with such an absence of romantic enchantment it leaves you gasping.\"-The Daily Mail WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:\"Brilliant as always.\"-Jan on Amazon\"A tightly crafted and gripping story.\"-Maxwell on Goodreads\"Excellent book. My only complaint was that it ended too soon!\"-Mhairi on Amazon\"I woke up eagerly looking forward to reading more of this novel every single day.\"-Violet on Goodreads\"Fans of Elena Ferrante will not be disappointed.\"-Lesley on Amazon\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"The Week Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62375065092466,"sku":"lul1789780681698","price":6.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/4015\/2434\/files\/the-lying-life-of-adults-by-elena-ferrante_1.jpg?v=1789780686","url":"https:\/\/ballgownwear.shop\/products\/the-lying-life-of-adults-by-elena-ferrante","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}