In this third Neapolitan novel; Elena and Lila have become women. Both have attempted pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery; ignorance and submission. They are afloat on the great sea of opportunities that opened up during the1970s. Yet they are still very much bound to each other by a strong; unbreakable bond. From the bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend; Elena Ferrante.