A woman goes home to Naples after her motherâs mysterious death in a âtour de forceâ by the New York Timesâbestselling author of My Brilliant Friend (Seattle Times).
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Following her motherâs untimely and unexplained drowning, which was preceded by a series of strange phone calls, forty-five-year-old Delia leaves Rome and embarks on a voyage of discovery through the beguiling yet often hostile streets of her native Naples. She is searching for the truth about her family and the men in her motherâs life, past and present, including an abusive husband. What she discovers will be more unsettling than she imagines, but will also reveal truths about herself, in this psychological mystery marked by âtactile, beautifully restrained proseâ (Publishers Weekly) about mothers and daughters and the complicated knot of lies and emotions that binds them.
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âFerranteâs polished language belies the rawness of her imagery.â âThe New Yorker
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âWith the quick-paced mystery guiding the story, Delia explores her relationship with her mother, unraveling memories and secrets repressed since childhood and coming to terms with an upbringing filled with jealousy and violence . . . Troubling Love is vivid and powerful.â âLibrary Journal