{"product_id":"9781933372426","title":"The Lost Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeda is a middle-aged divorcée devoted to her work as an English teacher and to her two children. When her daughters leave home to be with their father in Canada, Leda anticipates a period of loneliness and longing. Instead, slightly embarassed by the sensation, she feels liberated, as if her life has become lighter, easier. She decides to take a holiday by the sea, in a small coastal town in southern Italy. But after a few days of calm and quiet, things begin to take a menacing turn. Leda encounters a family whose brash presence proves unsettling, at times even threatening. When a small, seemingly meaningless, event occurs, Leda is overwhelmed by memories of the difficult and unconventional choices she made as a mother and their consequences for herself and her family. The apparently serene tale of a woman's pleasant rediscovery of herself soon becomes the story of a ferocious confrontation with an unsettled past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the extraordinary success of \u003ci\u003eThe Days of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e, Elena Ferrante's standalone novel \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e candidly explores the conflicting emotions that tie us to our children.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058643517680,"sku":"9781933372426","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933372426_p0.jpg?v=1763640891","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933372426","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}