
Povestea noului nume by Elena Ferrante, Cerasela Barbone
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Lila looks like she won by marrying Stefano. Then the honeymoon violence starts. It shows how fast a dream becomes a cage.
“To become. It was a verb I had always loved.”
Elena studies until her eyes ache just to keep up. She realizes school is her only exit. Without those books, she stays trapped in the neighborhood forever.
Marriage transforms Lila into a stranger with a new name. Even her face changes in that wedding photo she hates. It feels like she is being erased by a man.
The summer at Ischia changes everything between the girls. Nino is the spark that finally burns their friendship down. Love creates a rift they can never truly bridge.
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Editura Trei
- ISBN
- 9786068780399
- Language
- EN