The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
After her two adult children leave the house to live with their father in Toronto, Leda, a middle-aged divorcee, is all alone for the first time in years. She decides to take a holiday to the Ionian shore as she feels an unexpected sense of freedom. But she quickly becomes captivated by Nina, a young mother who is on the beach and ends up talking to her. In this “arresting” book, Nina confides a deadly secret, which sets off a chain of events that could obliterate her family.
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
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In the novel The Lost Daughter, Leda is a 50-year-old university professor in Florence, Italy, and has a good education. She is a divorced mother. Bianca and Marta, her daughters, who are now 22 and 24 years old. The girls recently relocated to Toronto, Canada from Italy to live with their father. When her daughters went away, Leda was not unhappy; on the contrary, she was relieved. Leda decides to rent a beach house on the Ionian coast near Naples for six weeks in the summer since she is enjoying her newfound freedom. She prepares her lesson plans and books for the upcoming school year before heading to the beach for some relaxation during the day.
She quickly grows attracted by the interactions between a young, gorgeous mother named Nina and her daughter Elena. She also pays close attention to how young Elena plays with her doll, which she refers to by a variety of names. The family is joined on the beach by a number of additional relatives. One day, Leda sees the child on the water’s edge and takes her back to the mother, who had been sprawled out on the beach blanket and had missed the child’s wanderings. Leda finds Elena’s treasured doll buried in the sand on another occasion after the family departs the beach for the day. mother. She recalls certain embarrassing instances where she acted inappropriately or reacted badly to her own girls.
Readers, particularly mothers, are guaranteed to feel something after finishing this short story. This in-depth look into a mother’s mind, which is told in the first person, will leave the reader with a lot to ponder. Conflicting concerns such as marriage, parenthood, personal freedom, giving up things, and career fulfilment are discussed in this work.
