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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 WORLDWIDEGiovannas pretty face has changed: its 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?Giovannas 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 BESTSELLERThis 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 TimesAn astonishing, deeply moving tale.The GuardianFerrante confronts female sexual awakening with such an absence of romantic enchantment it leaves you gasping.The Daily MailWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:Brilliant as always.Jan on AmazonA tightly crafted and gripping story.Maxwell on GoodreadsExcellent book. My only complaint was that it ended too soon!Mhairi on AmazonI woke up eagerly looking forward to reading more of this novel every single day.Violet on GoodreadsFans of Elena Ferrante will not be disappointed.Lesley on Amazon