<p>¿Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy - and the world.¿ <em>THE SUNDAY TIMES</em></p><p><strong>A</strong><strong> delightful collection of original essays on reading and writing. </strong></p><p>From the internationally acclaimed author of <em>My Brilliant Friend</em>, <em>The Lying Life of Adults</em>, and <em>The Lost Daughter</em>, come four revelatory pieces offering rare insight into the author¿s formation as a writer and life as a reader. Ferrante warns us of the perils of ¿bad language¿¿historically alien to the truth of women¿and advocates for a collective fusion of female talent as she brilliantly discourses on the work of her most beloved authors. A delightful collection of essays exploring reading and writing from the internationally acclaimed author of <em>My Brilliant Friend</em> and <em>The Lying Life of Adults</em>. </p><p>Ferrante¿s writing has been described as compulsive (<em>The Times</em>) and astonishing (<em>Guardian</em>)