{"product_id":"9781787703124","title":"The Lying Life of Adults: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Elena Ferrante","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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 series18M OF ELENA FERRANTE'S BOOKS SLOD WORLDWIDEGiovanna'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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elena Ferrante","offers":[{"title":"336 pages \/ 08\/07\/2021 \/ Modern \u0026 contemporary fiction (post c 1945)","offer_id":57208785600887,"sku":"9781787703124","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781787703124.jpg?v=1782129316","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781787703124","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}