“Nothing quite like it has ever been published” – The Guardian This is a new version of the way we live now – one we need, one told brilliantly, by a woman” – Roxana Robinson, The New York Times Book Review “In these bold, gorgeous, relentless novels, Ferrante traces the deep connections between the political and the domestic.

“The Neopolitan quartet….now seems to me, at least within all that I’ve read, to be the greatest achievement in fiction of the post-war era” – Charles Finch, The Chicago Tribune I have included some of the comments that have been made to give you an idea of how these books have been received globally. There has been much written about the brilliance of these books. These amazing books are primarily a story about female friendship set against the backdrop of a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples in the 1950’s and winds its way through the lives of the characters throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s. I went for it & read the whole series, with a small break after Book 2, and completed the series at the end of February 2016. Book 4 – The Story of the Lost Child (Published 2015)Īs you can see the books were published in sequence annually, as they were supposed to be read one a year.Book 3 – Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Behind (Published 2014).Book 2 – The Story of a New Name (Published 2013).Book 1 – My Brilliant Friend (Published 2012).

These books were originally written in Italian but brilliantly translated into English by Ann Goldstein. There are four books in this series, all published by Europa Editions. I was immediately attracted to the storyline so (as a result of a very BIG hint!!!) I received the first two as a Christmas gift and purchased Books 3 & 4 in January….I was in love!!! I saw these books for the first time in December 2015 in Waterstones Bookshop.

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