The Story of a New Name

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NOW IN B-FORMAT PAPERBACK WITH A BRAND NEW COVER OVER 14M OF THE NEAPOLITAN QUARTET SOLD WORLDWIDE|OVER 14M OF THE NEAPOLITAN QUARTET SOLD WORLDWIDE The Story of a New Name the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet picks up the story where My Brilliant Friend left off. Lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; Elena meanwhile continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stifling. Love jealousy family freedom commitment and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena. Yet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life’s challenges. In the Neapolitan Quartet Elena Ferrante gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging.|Over 14 million copies of the Neapolitan Quartet sold worldwide and over 1 million copies sold in UK Over 200000 copies of The Story of a New Name sold in UK NOW A MAJOR HBO TV SERIES|“High-stakes subversive literature.”|“Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy—and in the world.”|“An extraordinary epic.”|“An unconditional masterpiece . . . I was totally enthralled.”|Startingly honest and modern.|“The only book ever to make me shout out loud at a revelation in the story.”|“A beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal.”|OVER 14M OF THE NEAPOLITAN QUARTET SOLD WORLDWIDE The Story of a New Name the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet picks up the story where My Brilliant Friend left off. Lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; Elena meanwhile continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stifling. Love jealousy family freedom commitment and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena. Yet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life’s challenges. In the Neapolitan Quartet Elena Ferrante gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging.