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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 seriesGiovanna 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; 336 pages; Published: 08 07 2021