About the Book: My Brilliant Friend, Book One: Childhood, Adolescence
A modern masterpiece from one of Italys most acclaimed authors, "My Brilliant
Friend" is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena
and Lila. Ferrantes inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous
portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching
meditation on the nature of friendship. The story begins in the 1950s, in a poor
but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough
streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything
else. As they