A "beautifully written" dark fable from a doll's point of view-by the New York Times -bestselling author of The Lost Daughter and the Neapolitan Novels ( The Washington Post ). One of NPR's Best Books of the Year. Readers of Elena Ferrante's The Lost Daughter may recall the little doll-lost or stolen-around which that novel revolves. Here, Ferrante retells the tale from the doll's perspective. Celina is having a terrible night, one full of jealousy for the new kitten, Minù; feelings of abandonment and sadness; misadventures at the hands of the beach attendant; and dark dreams. But she will be happily found by Mati, her child, once the sun rises . . . "Everyone should read anything with Ferrante's name on it." - The Boston Globe
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