Story Of A New Name, The (Book 2 Of The Neapolitan Novels)

Description: In The Story of a New Name, Lila has recently married and made her enteree into the family business; Elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighborhood that she so often finds stifling. Love, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena. Yet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life's challenges. In these Neapolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante, the acclaimed author of The Days of Abandonment, gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging. Ferrante is one of the world's great storytellers.

Elena Ferrante is a pseudonymous Italian novelist, who has said that she was born in 1943 in Naples. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of Neapolitan Novels are among her best known works. Time magazine called Ferrante one of the 100 most influential people in 2016.