Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Acclaimed for their wisdom and the power of their storytelling, Elena Ferrante's novels about the relationship between Lila and Elena are absorbing explorations of friendship.Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay continues the sequence that began with My Brilliant Friend and The Story of a New Name....
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Acclaimed for their wisdom and the power of their storytelling, Elena Ferrante's novels about the relationship between Lila and Elena are absorbing explorations of friendship.Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay continues the sequence that began with My Brilliant Friend and The Story of a New Name. Lila and Elena are now in their thirties. Both women are seizing opportunitie
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ISBN:
9781925095357
Publisher: Text Publishing Company
Pages no: 418
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Italian Literature,
Fiction
Series: L'amica geniale (#3)
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"The solitude of women’s minds is regrettable, I said to myself, it’s a waste to be separated from each other, without procedures, without tradition." (72%) TW: This book contains SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE I need time for my heart and my mind to recover. And to think this isn't the last book...
I'm glad I became enchanted with this series before the furor around unmasking Elena Ferrante broke. These books are as delicate as they are brutal, as biting as they are comforting.
I love the relationship between Elena and Lina, Elena's approach to feminism, the relationship with her sister-in-law. I hope the next book has fewer pages dedicated to the Neapolitan Prince Charming, Nino.
My goodness, could these get any better. There is something so raw and exposing about these characters, you almost feel embarrassed for them. In my review of the first book, I mentioned how the books were woman-centric without being feminist themed. Strike that. Lenu and Lila are all grown up...
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