{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-lost-child-9781609452865","title":"The Story of the Lost Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY - \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe “stunning conclusion” to the bestselling saga of the fierce lifelong bond between two women, from a gritty Naples childhood through old age (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/em\u003e concludes the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila, who first met amid the shambles of postwar Italy. In this book, life’s great discoveries have been made; its vagaries and losses have been suffered. Through it all, the women’s friendship remains the gravitational center of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth women once fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up. Elena married, moved to Florence, started a family, and published several well-received books. But now, she has returned to Naples to be with the man she has always loved. Lila, on the other hand, never succeeded in freeing herself from Naples. She has become a successful entrepreneur, but her success draws her into closer proximity with the nepotism, chauvinism, and criminal violence that infect her neighborhood. Yet, somehow, this proximity to a world she has always rejected only brings her role as unacknowledged leader of that world into relief. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lila is a magnificent character.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Everyone should read anything with Ferrante’s name on it.” —\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Elena Ferrante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201880588406,"sku":"9781609452865","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_93ef28ee-a964-4afd-9fe5-519db6ba1983.jpg?v=1777483655","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-lost-child-9781609452865","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}