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Jan 1, 2006 · Leda, a middle-aged divorcée, is alone for the first time in years after her two adult daughters leave home to live with their father in Toronto. Enjoying an unexpected sense of liberty, she heads to the Ionian coast for a vacation.
Feb 1, 2022 · by Elena Ferrante (Author), Ann Goldstein (Translator) 3.8 5,049 ratings. See all formats and editions. NOW A MOTION PICTURE NOMINATED FOR THREE OSCARS—Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay—Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Olivia Colman, Jesse Buckley, Paul Mescal, and Dakota Johnson.
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The Lost Daughter is a novel published by writer Elena Ferrante in 2006, in Italian (original title: La Figlia Oscura), and translated to English by Ann Goldstein in 2008. The novel was adapted to cinema in the film of the same name, in Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Dakota Johnson.
Apr 1, 2008 · Ten years after her teenage daughter went missing, a mother begins a new relationship only to discover she can't truly move on until she answers lingering questions about the past. Laurel Mack’s life stopped in many ways the day her 15-year-old daughter, Ellie, left the house to study at the library and never returned.
The Lost Daughter is a dark psychological novel that explores the relationship between the past and present; motherhood and the complexity of female identity; and class, language, and education.
Dec 31, 2021 · Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, 'The Lost Daughter,' is now on Netflix. Here, we compare the film to its source material, Elena Ferrante's book.
Following the extraordinary success of The Days of Abandonment, Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter explores the conflicting emotions that tie us to our children. This candid fiction represents her most compelling and perceptive meditation on womanhood and motherhood thus far.
Feb 1, 2022 · Once again Elena Ferrante has woven a frank and brutal vivisection of family, motherhood, societal expectations and questionable decisions made by complex characters. Leda, a middle-aged divorcée, is alone for the first time in years after her two adult daughters leave home to live with their father in Toronto.
Another penetrating Neapolitan story from New York Times best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lying Life of Adults. Leda, a middle-aged divorcée, is alone for the first time in years after her two adult daughters leave home to live with their father in Toronto.
Apr 15, 2015 · The tale of a woman's rediscovery of herself soon becomes the story of a ferocious confrontation with the past. The Lost Daughter is a profound exploration...
