My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteThe story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else, as their friendship, beautifully and meticulously rendered, becomes a not always perfect shelter from hardship. A memorable portrait of two women, My Brilliant Friend is also the story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and

she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives as the people she meets tell her one after another the stories of their lives

Mr Wolf and his bad

But no one has ever survived

Travelling through Bethlehem

Shilton uses her expert grasp on the verse novel format to tell the story of Malcolm — a seventeen-year-old boy — whose mother is killed at the hand of his father

award-winning creator of The Island and The Mediterranean and Diamonds

there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power “ the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Saurons evil dominion

she had to navigate through the bias

Being brilliant has never been this dangerous

With her loyalties now set

one which Luke's death threatens to unearth

as she navigates breakups and infatuation across just over a year