Publisher's Synopsis
"AN INCENDIARY PORTRAIT OF THE VOLCANIC CURRENTS OF SEX AND BETRAYAL."-Mail on Sunday
THE INTERNATIONAL No. 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF MY BRILLIANT FRIEND
A BBC2 Between The Covers Book Club Pick
BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 - SHORTLISTED FOR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
Soon to be a NETFLIX original series
Giovanna'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.
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… 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
