The Story of a New Name Free Audiobook Download by Elena Ferrante

The Story of a New Name is the second novel by Italian author Elena Ferrante. It follows the lives of two characters in Naples, Italy during the early years of fascism. The story is narrated by one of the protagonist's daughter who tells her own account of how she came to be named "Giulietta."

Elena Ferrante's new novel is set in Naples, Italy during the fascist era. It tells the story of a woman named Lidia who is living in poverty and has taken on a number of different jobs just to be able to make ends meet for her child. One day she overhears a conversation between two women who are discussing how they might be able to find work as seamstresses and she decides to take them up on their offer. One of these women turns out to be Elena herself and through this encounter, Lidia learns about the revolutionary communist idea of having one's own name.

The story of a new name, narrated by Hillary Huber, is the story of two women, first Maria and then Lila. Their lives entwine in unexpected ways that take them well beyond each other. Lila is the protagonist and both Maria and her son are characters in the novel.

"The Story of a New Name," by Elena Ferrante, is the story of Lila and Lenu, two sisters in Italy who grew up on opposite sides of the tracks. They are separated when Lila starts to climb the ladder, but they grow up together through letters and memories. When Lila grows up to become a writer, she sets out for Paris, where she sets about living her new name - 'Lina'. The book is told with beautiful prose which makes it a delight to read.

The Story of a New Name is the first novel written by Elena Ferrante. It tells the story of a woman who met and fell in love with a man, but they were forced apart. A decade later, after her youngest daughter has been kidnapped and killed, she goes to search for her daughter's killer--and finds him living as an oenophile in Naples. The novel chronicles the unraveling of their relationship--the increasingly violent and chaotic pattern of emotions that their story elicits.

[Hillary Huber] was the voice of a woman whose best friend has just died, forcing her to confront her own dreams and desires. Her reflections on her life's path are gripping, funny, surprising, and heartbreaking.