{"product_id":"lying-life-of-adults-a-sunday-times-bestseller","title":"Lying Life of Adults: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn \"The Lying Life of Adults,\" Elena Ferrante explores the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood in a divided Naples, portraying the inner life of a girl on the cusp of adulthood with intensity and absence of romantic enchantment. The book is a BBC2 Between The Covers Book Club Pick, British Book Awards 2021 - Shortlisted for Fiction Book of the Year, and is soon to be a Netflix original series. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 July 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"AN INCENDIARY PORTRAIT OF THE VOLCANIC CURRENTS OF SEX AND BETRAYAL.\" - Mail on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL No. 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF MY BRILLIANT FRIEND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA BBC2 Between The Covers Book Club Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 - SHORTLISTED FOR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon to be a NETFLIX original series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18M OF ELENA FERRANTE'S BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiovanna'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 and then climbing back to the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in a divided Naples, The Lying Life of Adults is a singular portrayal of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. It is brilliant.\" - The Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An astonishing, deeply moving tale.\" - The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ferrante confronts female sexual awakening with such an absence of romantic enchantment it leaves you gasping.\" - The Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant as always.\" - Jan on Amazon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tightly crafted and gripping story.\" - Maxwell on Goodreads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent book. My only complaint was that it ended too soon!\" - Mhairi on Amazon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I woke up eagerly looking forward to reading more of this novel every single day.\" - Violet on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 238g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 x 196 x 25 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781787703124\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elena Ferrante","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44096875430138,"sku":"9781787703124","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/c1bd89b17f490418e2e4fc8cbfc2df6f.jpg?v=1633575976","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/lying-life-of-adults-a-sunday-times-bestseller","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}