Author: Linda Fachinni
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781074299644
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
HELP DAD SHARE HIS LIFE AND MEMORIES WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPT BOOK This book contains 101 journal prompts for your dad to write in his special memories and thoughts. Help your father document his journey as he shares his legacy with the family. Your dad surely has many rich experiences to tell, and this book will be cherished by future generations to come as they read about your father. The guided questions are the perfect way to get your dad sharing what he knows best -- himself! Questions range from childhood, marriage, career, adulthood and grandparenting. Sample questions include: How would people who knew you in high school describe you? What do you remember most about your teenage years? Are there any funny or unusual things you remember your children doing? What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? And 97 more! This 6"x9" book also includes: Large font for easy question reading. Wide-spaced lines to help with neatness and writing. Extra pages for those questions that may need. more space. High-quality paper. A glossy cover to protect against smudges, fingerprints and small spills. Get this Dad, Tell Me Your Story book today to help dad document those important memories and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.
Dad Tell Me Your Story 101 Questions For Dad To Share His Life And Thoughts
Author: Linda Fachinni
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781074299644
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
HELP DAD SHARE HIS LIFE AND MEMORIES WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPT BOOK This book contains 101 journal prompts for your dad to write in his special memories and thoughts. Help your father document his journey as he shares his legacy with the family. Your dad surely has many rich experiences to tell, and this book will be cherished by future generations to come as they read about your father. The guided questions are the perfect way to get your dad sharing what he knows best -- himself! Questions range from childhood, marriage, career, adulthood and grandparenting. Sample questions include: How would people who knew you in high school describe you? What do you remember most about your teenage years? Are there any funny or unusual things you remember your children doing? What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? And 97 more! This 6"x9" book also includes: Large font for easy question reading. Wide-spaced lines to help with neatness and writing. Extra pages for those questions that may need. more space. High-quality paper. A glossy cover to protect against smudges, fingerprints and small spills. Get this Dad, Tell Me Your Story book today to help dad document those important memories and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781074299644
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
HELP DAD SHARE HIS LIFE AND MEMORIES WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPT BOOK This book contains 101 journal prompts for your dad to write in his special memories and thoughts. Help your father document his journey as he shares his legacy with the family. Your dad surely has many rich experiences to tell, and this book will be cherished by future generations to come as they read about your father. The guided questions are the perfect way to get your dad sharing what he knows best -- himself! Questions range from childhood, marriage, career, adulthood and grandparenting. Sample questions include: How would people who knew you in high school describe you? What do you remember most about your teenage years? Are there any funny or unusual things you remember your children doing? What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? And 97 more! This 6"x9" book also includes: Large font for easy question reading. Wide-spaced lines to help with neatness and writing. Extra pages for those questions that may need. more space. High-quality paper. A glossy cover to protect against smudges, fingerprints and small spills. Get this Dad, Tell Me Your Story book today to help dad document those important memories and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.
Grandpa Tell Me Your Story 101 Questions For Your Grandpa To Share His Life And Thoughts
Author: Linda Fachinni
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781074358266
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
HELP YOUR GRANDPA SHARE HIS LIFE AND MEMORIES WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPT BOOK This book contains 101 journal prompts for your grandpa to write in his special memories and thoughts. Help your grandfather document his journey as he shares his legacy with the family. Your grandpa surely has many rich experiences to tell, and this book will be cherished by future generations to come as they read about your grandpa. The guided questions are the perfect way to get your grandpa sharing what he knows best -- himself! Questions range from childhood, marriage, career, and adulthood and being a grandparent. Sample questions include: How would people who knew you in high school describe you? What do you remember most about your teenage years? What was the funniest practical joke you ever played on someone? What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? And 97 more! This 6"x9" book also includes: Large font for easy question reading. Wide-spaced lines to help with neatness and writing. Extra pages for those questions that may need. more space. High-quality paper. A glossy cover to protect against smudges, fingerprints and small spills. Get this Grandpa, Tell Me Your Story book today to help your grandpa document those important memories and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781074358266
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
HELP YOUR GRANDPA SHARE HIS LIFE AND MEMORIES WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPT BOOK This book contains 101 journal prompts for your grandpa to write in his special memories and thoughts. Help your grandfather document his journey as he shares his legacy with the family. Your grandpa surely has many rich experiences to tell, and this book will be cherished by future generations to come as they read about your grandpa. The guided questions are the perfect way to get your grandpa sharing what he knows best -- himself! Questions range from childhood, marriage, career, and adulthood and being a grandparent. Sample questions include: How would people who knew you in high school describe you? What do you remember most about your teenage years? What was the funniest practical joke you ever played on someone? What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? And 97 more! This 6"x9" book also includes: Large font for easy question reading. Wide-spaced lines to help with neatness and writing. Extra pages for those questions that may need. more space. High-quality paper. A glossy cover to protect against smudges, fingerprints and small spills. Get this Grandpa, Tell Me Your Story book today to help your grandpa document those important memories and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.
Dreamland Burning
Author: Jennifer Latham
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316384941
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A compelling dual-narrated tale from Jennifer Latham that questions how far we've come with race relations. Some bodies won't stay buried. Some stories need to be told. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family's property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the present and the past. Nearly one hundred years earlier, a misguided violent encounter propels seventeen-year-old Will Tillman into a racial firestorm. In a country rife with violence against blacks and a hometown segregated by Jim Crow, Will must make hard choices on a painful journey towards self discovery and face his inner demons in order to do what's right the night Tulsa burns. Through intricately interwoven alternating perspectives, Jennifer Latham's lightning-paced page-turner brings the Tulsa race riot of 1921 to blazing life and raises important questions about the complex state of US race relations--both yesterday and today.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316384941
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A compelling dual-narrated tale from Jennifer Latham that questions how far we've come with race relations. Some bodies won't stay buried. Some stories need to be told. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family's property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the present and the past. Nearly one hundred years earlier, a misguided violent encounter propels seventeen-year-old Will Tillman into a racial firestorm. In a country rife with violence against blacks and a hometown segregated by Jim Crow, Will must make hard choices on a painful journey towards self discovery and face his inner demons in order to do what's right the night Tulsa burns. Through intricately interwoven alternating perspectives, Jennifer Latham's lightning-paced page-turner brings the Tulsa race riot of 1921 to blazing life and raises important questions about the complex state of US race relations--both yesterday and today.
The Distance Between Us
Author: Reyna Grande
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451661800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451661800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.
Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story
Author: Victor Press
Publisher: Made in Colors Publishers
ISBN: 9781952663109
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Show Your Father How Much You Love and Appreciate Him by Giving Him the Gift of Memories and Legacy! This Journal For Dad Contains 101 Thought Provoking Questions For Dad, that will help Him relief their childhood and Talk about His life and His Love. Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story will guide your father with questions, assisting him in sharing the stories of his childhood, his teens, and his adult years. With Father's Day right around the corner, now is the perfect time to sit down with the dad in your life and talk about him. Not every dad is very forthcoming with stories about himself or his life. Why not take this opportunity to get him talking and record his answers; You can write them, record them, or even make a video of dad talking all about himself. Better still: have your kids do the interviewing! "When you're young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he's just a regular guy who wears a cape." ― Dave Atell
Publisher: Made in Colors Publishers
ISBN: 9781952663109
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Show Your Father How Much You Love and Appreciate Him by Giving Him the Gift of Memories and Legacy! This Journal For Dad Contains 101 Thought Provoking Questions For Dad, that will help Him relief their childhood and Talk about His life and His Love. Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story will guide your father with questions, assisting him in sharing the stories of his childhood, his teens, and his adult years. With Father's Day right around the corner, now is the perfect time to sit down with the dad in your life and talk about him. Not every dad is very forthcoming with stories about himself or his life. Why not take this opportunity to get him talking and record his answers; You can write them, record them, or even make a video of dad talking all about himself. Better still: have your kids do the interviewing! "When you're young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he's just a regular guy who wears a cape." ― Dave Atell
Tell Me Your Life Story, Dad
Author: Questions About Me
Publisher: Tell Me Your Life Story Series
ISBN: 9781952568305
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher: Tell Me Your Life Story Series
ISBN: 9781952568305
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Dad's Journal
Author: Jennifer Basye Sander
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781510742512
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A gift to capture all of dad’s wisdom and precious memories. A special place for dads of any age to record the most significant reflections and remembrances of their lives. Sure to be a treasured keepsake for children and grandchildren. It’s time to truly hear Dad’s whole story—here, following carefully curated questions to delve into vivid details, fathers everywhere are invited to recount the beliefs, traditions, and treasured moments that have made them who they are today. Beginning with Dad’s own childhood and teenage years, to his life before children, and of course his journey through fatherhood, writing coach Jennifer Basye Sander has developed this guided journal with great attention to detail so no memory is forgotten. From simple questions such as “What was your favorite family vacation as a child?” to more thought-provoking ones such as “What do you think happens to us after we die?” this will encourage Dad to roam far and wide inside his own memories for rich stories to share, life lessons that were learned, and beliefs that grew over time. Sander’s questions and prompts invite dads to tell their children, and generations to come, all about their childhood and teenage years; their educations, relationships, and marriages; their careers, religious experiences, and involvement in their communities; their beliefs, values, and opinions; and much more.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781510742512
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A gift to capture all of dad’s wisdom and precious memories. A special place for dads of any age to record the most significant reflections and remembrances of their lives. Sure to be a treasured keepsake for children and grandchildren. It’s time to truly hear Dad’s whole story—here, following carefully curated questions to delve into vivid details, fathers everywhere are invited to recount the beliefs, traditions, and treasured moments that have made them who they are today. Beginning with Dad’s own childhood and teenage years, to his life before children, and of course his journey through fatherhood, writing coach Jennifer Basye Sander has developed this guided journal with great attention to detail so no memory is forgotten. From simple questions such as “What was your favorite family vacation as a child?” to more thought-provoking ones such as “What do you think happens to us after we die?” this will encourage Dad to roam far and wide inside his own memories for rich stories to share, life lessons that were learned, and beliefs that grew over time. Sander’s questions and prompts invite dads to tell their children, and generations to come, all about their childhood and teenage years; their educations, relationships, and marriages; their careers, religious experiences, and involvement in their communities; their beliefs, values, and opinions; and much more.
Life 101: Lessons from a 13 Year Old Father
Author: Saladin Davis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615716350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615716350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Grandma Tell Me Your Story 101 Questions For Grandma To Share Her Life And Thoughts
Author: Linda Fachinni
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781074311087
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
HELP GRANDMA SHARE HER LIFE AND MEMORIES WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPT BOOK This book contains 101 journal prompts for your grandma to write in her special memories and thoughts. Help your grandmother document her journey as she shares her legacy with the family. Your grandma surely has many rich experiences to tell, and this book will be cherished by future generations to come as they read about your grandmother. The guided questions are the perfect way to get your grandma sharing what she knows best -- herself! Questions range from childhood, marriage, career, adulthood and grandparenting. Sample questions include: How would people who knew you in high school describe you? What do you remember most about your teenage years? Are there any funny or unusual things you remember your children doing? What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? And 97 more! This 6"x9" book also includes: Large font for easy question reading. Wide-spaced lines to help with neatness and writing. Extra pages for those questions that may need. more space. High-quality paper. A glossy cover to protect against smudges, fingerprints and small spills. Get this Grandma, Tell Me Your Story book today to help grandma document those important memories and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781074311087
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
HELP GRANDMA SHARE HER LIFE AND MEMORIES WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPT BOOK This book contains 101 journal prompts for your grandma to write in her special memories and thoughts. Help your grandmother document her journey as she shares her legacy with the family. Your grandma surely has many rich experiences to tell, and this book will be cherished by future generations to come as they read about your grandmother. The guided questions are the perfect way to get your grandma sharing what she knows best -- herself! Questions range from childhood, marriage, career, adulthood and grandparenting. Sample questions include: How would people who knew you in high school describe you? What do you remember most about your teenage years? Are there any funny or unusual things you remember your children doing? What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? And 97 more! This 6"x9" book also includes: Large font for easy question reading. Wide-spaced lines to help with neatness and writing. Extra pages for those questions that may need. more space. High-quality paper. A glossy cover to protect against smudges, fingerprints and small spills. Get this Grandma, Tell Me Your Story book today to help grandma document those important memories and thoughts that will be cherished for years to come.
The Story of the Lost Child
Author: Elena Ferrante
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922253278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
The Story of the Lost Child is the long-awaited fourth volume in the Neapolitan novels (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay). The quartet traces the friendship between Elena and Lila, from their childhood in a poor neighbourhood in Naples, to their thirties, when both women are mothers but each has chosen a different path. Their lives are still inextricably linked, for better or worse, especially when it comes to the drama of a lost child. Elena Ferrante was born in Naples. She is the author of seven novels: The Days of Abandonment, Troubling Love, The Lost Daughter, and the quartet of Neapolitan novels: My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child. Frantugmalia, a selection of interviews, letters and occasional writings by Ferrante, will be published in 2016. She is one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors. Ann Goldstein has translated all of Elena Ferrante’s work. She is an editor at the New Yorker and a recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Prize. Praise for Ferrante and the Neapolitan novels ‘[Ferrante’s] charting of the rivalries and sheer inscrutability of female friendship is raw. This is high stakes, subversive literature.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Ferrante is an expert above all at the rhythm of plotting...Whether it’s work, family, friends or sex–and Ferrante, perhaps thanks to her anonymity as an author, is blisteringly good on bad sex–our greatest mistakes in life aren’t isolated acts; we rehearse them over and over until we get them as badly wrong as we can.’ Independent ‘Great novels are intelligent far beyond the powers of any character or writer or individual reader, as are great friendships, in their way. These wonderful books sit at the heart of that mystery, with the warmth and power of both.’ Harper’s ‘Elena Ferrante is one of the great novelists of our time. Her voice is passionate, her view sweeping and her gaze basilisk...In these bold, gorgeous, relentless novels, Ferrante traces the deep connections between the political and the domestic. This is a new version of the way we live now—one we need, one told brilliantly, by a woman.’ New York Times Sunday Book Review ‘When I read [the Neapolitan novels] I find that I never want to stop. I feel vexed by the obstacles—my job, or acquaintances on the subway—that threaten to keep me apart from the books. I mourn separations (a year until the next one—how?). I am propelled by a ravenous will to keep going.’ New Yorker ‘The best thing I’ve read this year, far and away...She puts most other writing at the moment in the shade. She’s marvellous.’ Richard Flanagan ‘The Neapolitan series stands as a testament to the ability of great literature to challenge, flummox, enrage and excite as it entertains.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘The depth of perception Ms. Ferrante shows about her character’s conflicts and psychological states is astonishing...Her novels ring so true and are written with such empathy that they sound confessional.’ Wall Street Journal ‘The older you get, the harder it is to recapture the intoxicating sense of discovery that comes when you first read George Eliot, Nabokov, Tolstoy or Colette. But this year it came again when I read Elena Ferrante’s remarkable Neapolitan novels.’ Jane Shilling, New Statesman ‘There is nothing remotely tiring or trying about the experience of reading the Neapolitan novels, which I, and a great many others, now rank among our greatest book-related pleasures...it is writing that holds honesty dear.’ Weekend Australian ‘Dickens gave working people a voice. Ferrante, whoever she might be, presents a new paradigm for being female in the world...Ferrante’s great literary creations, Lenu and Lila, have the same emotional weight as Anne in Persuasion, Jo in Little Women, Maggie in The Mill on the Floss, Jane in Jane Eyre.’ Helen Elliott in the Monthly ‘This stunning conclusion further solidifies the Neapolitan novels as Ferrante’s masterpiece and guarantees that this reclusive author will remain far from obscure for years to come.’ Publishers Weekly ‘The Neapolitan novels are smart, thoughtful, serious literature. At the same time, they are violent, suspenseful soap operas populated with a vivid cast of scheming characters...Ferrante’s novels are deeply personal and intimate, getting to the very heart of what it means to be a woman, a friend, a daughter, a mother.’ Debrief Daily ‘Shattering and enthralling, intimate and vicious...The Neapolitan Novels are the kind of books that swallow me whole. As soon as I pick one up, I don’t want to breathe or move lest I break the spell...The Neapolitan Novels are among the most important in my reading life. I can’t recommend them highly enough.’ Readings ‘Ferrante captures the complexities of women, friendship and motherhood in ways that make your heart soar and ache in equal measures. If you haven’t already, treat yourself to this series.’ ELLE Australia ‘[Ferrante’s] Neapolitan novels contain real life – recognisable anxiety, joy, love and heartbreak. This is an incredibly difficult feat to achieve in the first place, let alone sustain, over four books. We will be talking about Elena and Lila for years to come.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘There's a bright, sinewy humanness to Ferrante’s writing that is so alive it's alarming...The Story of the Lost Child is a full emotional experience, and a fitting end to a huge, arresting series.’ New Zealand Listener ‘I was one of the many who wept and wondered over Elena Ferrante’s The Story of the Lost Child. I plan to re-read the entire series soon.’ Favourite Feminist Reads from 2016, Feminist Writers Festival
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922253278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
The Story of the Lost Child is the long-awaited fourth volume in the Neapolitan novels (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay). The quartet traces the friendship between Elena and Lila, from their childhood in a poor neighbourhood in Naples, to their thirties, when both women are mothers but each has chosen a different path. Their lives are still inextricably linked, for better or worse, especially when it comes to the drama of a lost child. Elena Ferrante was born in Naples. She is the author of seven novels: The Days of Abandonment, Troubling Love, The Lost Daughter, and the quartet of Neapolitan novels: My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child. Frantugmalia, a selection of interviews, letters and occasional writings by Ferrante, will be published in 2016. She is one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors. Ann Goldstein has translated all of Elena Ferrante’s work. She is an editor at the New Yorker and a recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Prize. Praise for Ferrante and the Neapolitan novels ‘[Ferrante’s] charting of the rivalries and sheer inscrutability of female friendship is raw. This is high stakes, subversive literature.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Ferrante is an expert above all at the rhythm of plotting...Whether it’s work, family, friends or sex–and Ferrante, perhaps thanks to her anonymity as an author, is blisteringly good on bad sex–our greatest mistakes in life aren’t isolated acts; we rehearse them over and over until we get them as badly wrong as we can.’ Independent ‘Great novels are intelligent far beyond the powers of any character or writer or individual reader, as are great friendships, in their way. These wonderful books sit at the heart of that mystery, with the warmth and power of both.’ Harper’s ‘Elena Ferrante is one of the great novelists of our time. Her voice is passionate, her view sweeping and her gaze basilisk...In these bold, gorgeous, relentless novels, Ferrante traces the deep connections between the political and the domestic. This is a new version of the way we live now—one we need, one told brilliantly, by a woman.’ New York Times Sunday Book Review ‘When I read [the Neapolitan novels] I find that I never want to stop. I feel vexed by the obstacles—my job, or acquaintances on the subway—that threaten to keep me apart from the books. I mourn separations (a year until the next one—how?). I am propelled by a ravenous will to keep going.’ New Yorker ‘The best thing I’ve read this year, far and away...She puts most other writing at the moment in the shade. She’s marvellous.’ Richard Flanagan ‘The Neapolitan series stands as a testament to the ability of great literature to challenge, flummox, enrage and excite as it entertains.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘The depth of perception Ms. Ferrante shows about her character’s conflicts and psychological states is astonishing...Her novels ring so true and are written with such empathy that they sound confessional.’ Wall Street Journal ‘The older you get, the harder it is to recapture the intoxicating sense of discovery that comes when you first read George Eliot, Nabokov, Tolstoy or Colette. But this year it came again when I read Elena Ferrante’s remarkable Neapolitan novels.’ Jane Shilling, New Statesman ‘There is nothing remotely tiring or trying about the experience of reading the Neapolitan novels, which I, and a great many others, now rank among our greatest book-related pleasures...it is writing that holds honesty dear.’ Weekend Australian ‘Dickens gave working people a voice. Ferrante, whoever she might be, presents a new paradigm for being female in the world...Ferrante’s great literary creations, Lenu and Lila, have the same emotional weight as Anne in Persuasion, Jo in Little Women, Maggie in The Mill on the Floss, Jane in Jane Eyre.’ Helen Elliott in the Monthly ‘This stunning conclusion further solidifies the Neapolitan novels as Ferrante’s masterpiece and guarantees that this reclusive author will remain far from obscure for years to come.’ Publishers Weekly ‘The Neapolitan novels are smart, thoughtful, serious literature. At the same time, they are violent, suspenseful soap operas populated with a vivid cast of scheming characters...Ferrante’s novels are deeply personal and intimate, getting to the very heart of what it means to be a woman, a friend, a daughter, a mother.’ Debrief Daily ‘Shattering and enthralling, intimate and vicious...The Neapolitan Novels are the kind of books that swallow me whole. As soon as I pick one up, I don’t want to breathe or move lest I break the spell...The Neapolitan Novels are among the most important in my reading life. I can’t recommend them highly enough.’ Readings ‘Ferrante captures the complexities of women, friendship and motherhood in ways that make your heart soar and ache in equal measures. If you haven’t already, treat yourself to this series.’ ELLE Australia ‘[Ferrante’s] Neapolitan novels contain real life – recognisable anxiety, joy, love and heartbreak. This is an incredibly difficult feat to achieve in the first place, let alone sustain, over four books. We will be talking about Elena and Lila for years to come.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘There's a bright, sinewy humanness to Ferrante’s writing that is so alive it's alarming...The Story of the Lost Child is a full emotional experience, and a fitting end to a huge, arresting series.’ New Zealand Listener ‘I was one of the many who wept and wondered over Elena Ferrante’s The Story of the Lost Child. I plan to re-read the entire series soon.’ Favourite Feminist Reads from 2016, Feminist Writers Festival