A novel by one of the most mysterious contemporary writers, the author of the famous "Neapolitan Quartet." A dramatic and finely psychological story about loneliness and love. Olga, the main character of the novel, suddenly became a divorced woman well over thirty, with two children and a dog. Her husband, after fifteen years of marriage, simply announced during dinner that it was over between them, asked to blame him for everything, and quietly closed the door behind him. What to do now? How to start life over? And is it even possible? Elena Ferrante's novels have been translated into 40 languages, and in 2016, Time magazine included the writer in the list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Yet the facts of her biography are hidden from both readers and critics: no one knows whether she writes under her real name or uses a pseudonym. Ferrante believes that a literary work does not need a connection with its creator, a real person whose photo is usually placed on the back cover. The novel by this mysterious Italian woman can absolutely stand on its own, without any photographs. This dense, intense prose, filled with extraordinarily accurate psychological insights, dramatic twists, and subtle humor, captivates literally from the very first pages.