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The Story of the Lost Child

The Neapolitan Novels, Book 4

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The Story of the Lost Child

By: Elena Ferrante
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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Summary

The Story of the Lost Child 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, Elena and Lila’s friendship remains the gravitational center of their lives. Both 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.

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I enjoyed the different characters in the book and I was hoping that Lila would have a happier ending.

Loved the story.

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I love these books. I came to them reluctantly, hating to follow the crowd, but I would, and frequently do, wholeheartedly recommend them to friends. The writing is wonderful without being self-conscious.

These are truly wonderful books. Weeks after reading them I am still in that Neapolitan neighbourhood, surrounded by squalor and violence to witness the palpable yearning of two little girls whose ambitions could not be contained within its boundaries.

An Amazing Quartet

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I've just finished book 4 & I don't think the author's finished her story. I wait for the next book with anticipation.

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Great writer
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This is the fourth and last in the Neapolitan quartet. I loved every moment. A tremendous feast.

Great

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Such a good ending. This last book really made me examine the nature of my friendships. I will miss Lena and Lenu after finishing this trilogy.

A roller coaster through the older years

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