The Beach at Night

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).<br/><br/>One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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 . . .<br/><br/>“Everyone should read anything with Ferrante’s name on it.” ―The Boston Globe