From the author of The Days of Abandonment comes The Lost Daughter, Elena Ferrante’s most compelling and perceptive meditation on womanhood and motherhood yet.
Leda, a middle-aged divorcée, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns to ferocious introspection following a seemingly trivial occurrence.
Throughout the novel, Ferrante’s language is as finely tuned and intense as ever, and she treats her theme with a fierce, candid tenacity.
Download and start listening now!
"My first Audiobookstore purchase. The app worked great.
I purchased this audiobook after seeing the Netflix movie. I liked the movie but was unhappy with its vague ending of "what do you think happened" leaving me with a feeling that there was something I was missing. The book explores the inner life of the main character and reflects more on her relationship with her own mother. The main character is Italian, not English as in the movie, and explores more on her role as a daughter, mother, wife within the Italian culture which I found interesting. "
—
kate (5 out of 5 stars)