{"product_id":"a-sisters-story-9781609457471","title":"A Sister's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/em\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2022\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2021 STREGA PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eA Girl Returned\u003c\/em\u003e, a spellbinding story about family, memory, love, and the relationships that define us.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the darkest time of night. Adriana, a baby in her arms, hammers on her sister's door. Who is she running from? What uncomfortable truth is she carrying with her? Like a whirlwind, Adriana upends her sister's life bringing chaos and cataclysmic revelations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears later, the narrator gets an unexpected, urgent summons back to Pescara, her hometown. She embarks on a long journey through the night, and through the folds and twists of her memory, from her and her sister's youth, their loves and losses, secrets and regrets. Back in Borgo Sud, the town's fishermen's quarter, in that impenetrable yet welcoming microcosm, she will discover what really happened, and attempt to make peace with the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonatella Di Pietrantonio, expert chronicler of the bonds between mothers and daughters, revisits the places and characters of \u003cem\u003eA Girl Returned\u003c\/em\u003e with a moving novel focused on the ambivalent, ambiguous, wavering but steadfast relationship between sisters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDi Pietrantonio, Donatella:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonatella Di Pietrantonio\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Penne, Abruzzo, where she practices as a pediatric dentist. From the age of nine she has been writing stories, fables, poems, and novels. Her short fiction has been published by \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e Italy, and her novel, \u003ci\u003eBella mia\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the Strega Prize and won the Brancati Prize. \u003ci\u003eA Girl Returned\u003c\/i\u003e, her third novel, won the Campiello Prize. \u003ci\u003eA Sister's Story\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the 2021 Strega Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldstein, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e has translated all of Elena Ferrante's books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Lying Life of Adults\u003c\/i\u003e, and the international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567998210322,"sku":"9781609457471","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28f7827f-b320-47e5-a304-7c93ebfc6100.jpg?v=1731935300","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-sisters-story-9781609457471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}