{"product_id":"my-brilliant-friend-elena-ferrante-paperback-1","title":"My Brilliant Friend -- Elena Ferrante, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY - \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow an HBO series: the first volume in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling \"enduring masterpiece\" about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples (\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante's four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between two women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An intoxicatingly furious portrait of enmeshed friends.\"--\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spectacular.\"--Maureen Corrigan, \u003cem\u003eNPR's Fresh Air\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Captivating.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elena Ferrante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.3\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781609450786\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50774221750576,"sku":"9781609450786","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781609450786.jpg?v=1776374892","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/my-brilliant-friend-elena-ferrante-paperback-1","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}