This fourth and final of Elena Ferrante's renowned Neapolitan Novels follows the concluding chapter in the moving and turbulent friendship of Elena and Lila.
2015, pp. 408, $ 18.00 Region: Italy Book collection: World Noir
In this new installment in the Commissario Ricciardi series, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from his office window setting off an investigation that will bring Ricciardi into contact with the most torrid, conflicting, and enduring of human passions.
A hapless young student with a brilliant academic career ahead of him and a shy, preternaturally perceptive woman from the north fall in love. John and Mariam, troubled lovers and unforgettable characters, struggle to cling together in a place that is determined to tear them apart.
Enticed by the promise of adventure and reward, three explorers, bound not by friendship, but by a dependence founded on survival, scout an uncharted island in the Antarctic named "Everland".