About the book: 2017 / The first of four novels of the "Neapolitan cycle" of Elena Ferrante, which has already become a cult all over the world, is the story of two friends, Lenu and Lila, living in the 50s in one of the poor neighborhoods of Naples. Their childhood and adolescence are spent on harsh streets, where the girls learn to rely only on each other in all circumstances. Years go by. The paths of Lenu and Lila sometimes diverge, then converge again, but they remain best friends - the kind when the life of one is reflected and refracted in the fate of the other. Through the story of Lila and Lena, Ferrante talks about the dramatic changes in the life of the quarter, the city, the country - from fascism and the dominance of the mafia before the rise of the communist movement, and how these changes affect the relationship between the heroines, the unforgettable Lena and Lila.