The Lying Life of Adult,s
A Novel
by Elena Ferrante
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Giovanna?s pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true Is she really changing Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she c...
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“Just finished this fuckin incendiary device of a book. YOWZA. Treat yourself. | More fav books I read in 2022: Lying Life of Adult,s by Elana Ferrante Visit From The Goon Squad Paper Girls by Brian Vaughn Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman Mating in Captivity by @EstherPerel Immortal XMen by @kierongillen 120 Days in Medieval Baghdad by Emily Selove”
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