{"product_id":"the-lying-life-of-adults-9781609455910","title":"The Lying Life of Adults","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER. Soon to be a NETFLIX Original Series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA POWERFUL NEW NOVEL set in a divided Naples by ELENA FERRANTE, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There's no doubt  the publication of \u003cem\u003eThe Lying Life of Adults\u003c\/em\u003e] will be the literary event of the year.\"--\u003cem\u003eELLE Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise? Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that fear and detest one another: Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity. She moves from one to the other in search of the truth, but neither city seems to offer answers or escape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNamed one of 2016's most influential people by \u003cem\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and frequently touted as a future Nobel Prize-winner, Elena Ferrante has become one of the world's most read and beloved writers. With this new novel about the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, Ferrante proves once again that she deserves her many accolades. In \u003cem\u003eThe Lying Life of Adults\u003c\/em\u003e, readers will discover another gripping, highly addictive, and totally unforgettable Neapolitan story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609455910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.40w x 1.40d","brand":"Elena Ferrante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661880914076,"sku":"9781609455910","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_28d436fe-f06f-46e1-a25d-80bb227e7687.jpg?v=1603900493","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lying-life-of-adults-9781609455910","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}