Leda, a middle-aged divorcee, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns quickly to ferocious introspection following a seemingly trivial occurrence. Ferrante's language is as fierce and finely tuned as ever - she treats her theme with an intense, candid tenacity. A complex, controlled and piercing meditation on motherhood and womanhood.
- ISBN10 1933372427
- ISBN13 9781933372426
- Publish Date 20 March 2008 (first published 1 March 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 January 2022
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Europa Editions
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English