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The Beach at Night

By: Elena Ferrante
Narrated by: Natalie Portman
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A “beautifully written” (Washington Post) dark fable from a doll’s point of view by the New York Times best-selling author of The Lost Daughter and the Neapolitan Novels

Listeners of Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter may recall the little doll — lost or stolen — around which that novel revolves. Here, Ferrante retells the tale from the doll’s perspective.

Celina is having a terrible night, one full of jealousy for the new kitten, Minù; feelings of abandonment and sadness; misadventures at the hands of the beach attendant; and dark dreams. But she will be happily found by Mati, her child, once the sun rises.

©2007 Edizioni EO. Translation © 2016 by Europa Editions (P) 2016 by (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Friendship

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This was a compelling little story, brought to life by Academy Award–winner Natalie Portman, whose narration adds a rich dramatic flair.

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