Author(s): Elena Ferrante

Global fiction

The quartet traces the friendship between Elena and Lila, from their childhood in a poor neighbourhood in Naples, to their thirties, when both women are mothers but each has chosen a different path. Their lives are still inextricably linked, for better or worse, especially when it comes to the drama of a lost child.

Winner, Reader's Choice Award, International Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards 2016Shortlisted, Man Booker International Prize, 2016A New York Times Notable Book, 2015