A NEW EDITION TO TIE IN WITH THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILM DIRECTED BY MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
STARRING OLIVIA COLMAN DAKOTA JOHNSON AND PAUL MESCAL From the international bestselling
author of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND Leda is devoted to her work as an English teacher and to her
two children. When her daughters leave home to be with their father in Canada Leda anticipates
a period of loneliness and longing. Instead slightly embarrassed by the sensation she feels
liberated as if her life has become lighter easier. She decides to take a holiday by the
sea in a small coastal town in southern Italy. But after a few days of calm and quiet things
begin to take a menacing turn. Leda encounters a family whose brash presence proves unsettling
at times even threatening. When a small apparently meaningless event occurs Leda is
overwhelmed by memories of the difficult and unconventional choices she made as a mother and
their consequences for herself and her family. The seemingly serene tale of a woman's pleasant
rediscovery of herself soon becomes the story of a ferocious confrontation with an unsettled
past. The Lost Daughter is a compelling and perceptive meditation on womanhood and
motherhood exploring the conflicting emotions that tie us to our children. 18M copies of
Elena Ferrante's books sold worldwide
