{"product_id":"9781787702363","title":"The Lying Life of Adults: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ferrante, Elena, Goldstein, Ann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 1 September 2020 by Europa Editions (UK) Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e164 x 232 x 35 | 536g\u003cp\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 series18M OF ELENA FERRANTE'S BOOKS SLOD WORLDWIDEGiovanna'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. Adrift, she vacillates between these two cities, falling into one then climbing back to the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a divided Naples, The Lying Life of Adults is a singular portrayal of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'This is no amiable coming-of-age tale... the 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Ferrante, Elena, Goldstein, Ann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465831846072,"sku":"9781787702363","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781787702363.jpg?v=1734722191","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781787702363","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}