{"product_id":"the-brittle-age-9798889660873","title":"The Brittle Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 STREGA PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 YOUTH STREGA PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed Italian author Donatella Di Pietrantonio's best-selling novel to date, \u003ci\u003eThe Brittle Age\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful mother and daughter story and a profound exploration of human fragility and the haunting shadows of the past \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s, deep in the Maiella mountains of Central Italy, a brutal crime shatters the peace of the local community. Two young women are murdered, a third left for dead. Lucia is twenty years old back, and the only survivor is her best friend.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Lucia is a physiotherapist, separating from her husband, her daughter Amanda studying in Milan.  When the pandemic forces Amanda to return to the family's home near Pescara, Lucia's memories are reawakened, and with them the impact of past trauma.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the rugged Apennine mountains, this gripping psychological family drama weaves Lucia and Amanda's personal struggles with the mystery of the tragedy that marked their familial land decades earlier.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events, \u003ci\u003eThe Brittle Age\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of individual resilience, and a commentary on the indelible impact of historical events on personal lives and the broader community.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldstein, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e has translated into English all of Elena Ferrante's books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Lying Life of Adults\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. She has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDi Pietrantonio, Donatella:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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 and a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022. \u003ci\u003eThe Brittle Age\u003c\/i\u003e, her fifth novel, was longlisted for the Strega Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325249290514,"sku":"9798889660873","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45c9f289-992e-4b4d-b7a2-7cf8208f2c23.jpg?v=1748722667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-brittle-age-9798889660873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}