{"product_id":"the-lying-life-of-adults-by-elena-ferrante","title":"The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL No. 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF MY BRILLIANT FRIEND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA BBC2 Between The Covers Book Club Pick BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 – SHORTLISTED FOR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiovanna’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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdrift, 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 8 Jul 2021, Europa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787703124\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 336 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57128644968830,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781787703124.jpg?v=1773669897","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-lying-life-of-adults-by-elena-ferrante","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}