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The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante – This is Book #2 in the Neapolitan Series, continuing the story and the friendship of Lila and Elena. Lila is newly married and finds herself essentially a prisoner of her husband. He doesn’t like her going out or working or interacting with any men. Elena remains in school, furthering her education. The girls vacation together on the coast for the summer, where Lila falls into a relationship with Elena’s crush, cheating on her husband. Elena herself loses her virginity that summer, in an unlikely way. As in the first novel, we see the strength of female friendship, the blatant misogyny that all the women in the story must suffer, and the hope that education gives them. Excited for Book #3!