About the Book: The Story of a New Name
The second book, following last years "My Brilliant Friend," featuring the two
friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage
appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of
self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that
brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates
between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated
and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives,
the two girls mature into women, paying the cruel price that this passage
exacts.
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