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The Story of a New Name
- The Neapolitan Novels, Book 2
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
The follow-up to My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name continues the epic New York Times bestselling literary quartet that has inspired an HBO series, and returns us to the world of Lila and Elena, who grew up together in post-WWII Naples, Italy.
In The Story of a New Name, 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 neighborhood that she so often finds stifling. 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 a source of strength in the face of life’s challenges.
In these Neapolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante, “one of the great novelists of our time” (New York Times), gives us a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging, a meditation on love and jealousy, freedom and commitment—at once a masterfully plotted page-turner and an intense, generous-hearted family saga.
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- Mrs. L. Lawson
- 07-12-16
Book2
Just finish book 2 in the series
Unable to rate the book until book 3
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- Cat
- 14-10-17
A beautiful story continued
Her story writing is second to none. I'm enchanted. I will move straight to the 3rd and I can not wait to start.
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- Mia Dong
- 08-02-20
Less than the first one, but still amazing.
The island part is a little bit redundant, besides that I enjoys this book and reading.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-03-19
loved this book .. xx
the narrator captured the atmosphere beautifully.. looking forward to the next one
beautifully written thank you .
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- Irene
- 08-05-16
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Brilliant read. I can't wait to start the next book in this trilogy. Highly recommended.
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- holly bird
- 04-02-22
my Brilliant new book read
five 🌟
The girls hit late teens and early twenties.
Onto the next in the quartet
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- Erna
- 09-01-20
Gripping story telling
The story flows very well. It’s difficult to put down but equally if you haven’t got a lot of time and leave it for a few days or weeks you just pick it up where you left off.
Lenu is very self analytical which is interesting in a young girl. It feels autobiographical. How on earth she would’ve remembered all that detail is beyond me. I can’t wait to read the next book.
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- Lins
- 21-02-22
A wonderful book
I enjoyed every word of this book, a wonderful story about the complexities of adolescence and female friendships.
Although I had reservations of it being narrated by an American in the beginning I personally thought she read it exceptionally well.
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- Monsaraz
- 27-04-18
I’m hooked
Simple direct style conveys deep and honest emotion. A very deftly told story, interweaving many characters and themes. At its heart an examination of how we are formed by our childhood. And how those circumstances and experiences are what make us and what we carry through life - even we break away.
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- SALLY HOUGH
- 29-08-20
Ferrante's novels deserve a better narrator
Ferrante's novels set in post-war Naples are nothing short of magnificent. She seems the only writer currently able to capture the complexity of female friendships.
I am pretty disappointed with the narration by Hilary Huber however. I'm not sure how she was chosen to narrate the novels... I agree with some of the other reviewers that it sounds robotic. She doesn't pronounce 'Elena' correctly. Every male voice narrated sounds identical, the intonation she uses is always the same, and therefore sounds slightly comical even, which undermines the writing. It's a shame as I want to continue to the next novel but I think I will buy the book instead or try the Italian version.
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