Record Number |
731085 |
ISBN |
9781925240139 (paperback) |
9781787704183 (paperback) |
Author |
Ferrante, Elena author. |
Title |
The lost daughter / Elena Ferrante; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein. |
Publisher/Date |
Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2015. |
©2007 |
Pagination etc. |
140 pages ; 20 cm. |
Contents note |
English translation first published: 2007. |
Summary Note |
Leda is a middle-aged, divorced mother devoted to her work as an English professor. After the departure of her grown-up daughters, she takes a holiday on the Italian coast. But after a few days things become unsettling; on the beach she encounters a family whose brash behaviour proves menacing. |
Language note |
Translated from the Italian. |
Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction |
Divorced women -- Fiction |
Empty nesters -- Fiction |
Added Author |
Goldstein, Ann, 1949- translator. |
Shelf Location |
F FERR |