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  • The Story of the Lost Child

  • The Neapolitan Novels, Book 4
  • Written by: Elena Ferrante
  • Narrated by: Hillary Huber
  • Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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The Story of the Lost Child

Written by: Elena Ferrante
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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The Story of the Lost Child 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, Elena and Lila’s friendship remains the gravitational center of their lives. Both 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.
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Historical Literary Fiction Sagas Women's Fiction
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Exquisite writing in a modern era

The raw truth that binds our lives with no pretention is truly brought out in this excellent rendition of l8fe in Naples, and the complexity of emotions of the characters made me travel to the exact location and era of the events. I really enjoyed the narration as well.

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A layered, beautiful tale of a lifelong friendship

An appropriate conclusion to a lifelong friendship that we follow through 4 books. Ferrante has a compelling ability to infuse innumerable emotions into her writing, to bring out the beautiful but more importantly, the devastating and ugly parts of being alive. A brilliant series.

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