The Lost Daughter - Elena Ferrante 'So my mind sinks in

'So my mind sinks in this immensity:and foundering is sweet in such a sea'

As the novel unfolds in a dazzling linguistic torrent

She’s inexperienced

Tracing her conversations and interactions with her family and friends as they blend seamlessly into her own infernally buzzing internal monologue

winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Lost Daughter - Elena Ferrante 'So my mind sinks inLeda is devoted to her work as an English teacher and to her two children. When her daughters leave home to be with their father in Canada, Leda anticipates a period of loneliness and longing. Instead, slightly embarrassed by the sensation, she feels liberated, as if her life has become lighter, easier. She decides to take a holiday by the sea, in a small coastal town in southern Italy. But after a few days of calm and quiet, things begin to take a