The Lying Life of Adults: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

"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. 18M OF ELENA FERRANTE'S BOOKS SLOD WORLDWIDE. 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.