The Story of a New Name: The Neapolitan Novels, Book Two Condition:Well Read A deeply personal

A deeply personal

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first published under the title The String of Pearls

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The Story of a New Name: The Neapolitan Novels, Book Two Condition:Well Read A deeply personalThe Story of a New Name is an extraordinary novel about two young women, Lila and Elena, growing up in Naples in the early 1960s. At sixteen Lila marries the shopkeeper Stefano. She is filled with pleasure at her new wealth, and horror at the life she has chosen. Elena's own attempts at romance seem to be sabotaged by Lila's turbulent affairs. As she tries to plot her way out of poverty via academic and literary success, her constant anxiety is that