The Lost Daughter Free Audiobook Download by Elena Ferrante

The Lost Daughter is the first book of the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante. Set in Naples, Italy, it focuses on two women from very different backgrounds - Lila, a poor working-class woman who eventually finds success as a courtesan, and Lenù, a middle-class woman who marries into the aristocracy. The novel is narrated by Lenù.

A post-war Italy, a lone girl on the streets of Naples searches for her father-figure in a man she believes to be his son.

I have mixed feelings about this story. It is beautifully written and vividly created, but it's also miserable and heartbreaking. The story speaks to the idea of what our parents can do to make us feel like we're stuck in a sticky web from which there is no escape.

Elena's mother and father are separated, her mother is a tenacious and powerful woman in her own right. Elena grew up during the harsh and violent years of Italy's fascist regime, where a family was not always defined by blood relations.

The Lost Daughter is a gripping read with the intricate, enchanting story of Lila and Lenù, two girls growing up in Naples, Italy during World War II. This audiobook is narrated by [Hillary Huber] who creates a fascinating mix of British and Italian accents to perfectly capture the dual worlds of Lila and Lenù. The Lost Daughter captures the complexities of life as it unfolds through Lila's eyes without ever being overly sentimental or maudlin.