A Girl Returned

A girl is returned to the family she didn't know she had. For a year she misses her old life, tries to understand what brought her here, and slowly warms up to her new siblings. She yearns for the motherly love she lost, cautiously encounters her new and real mother, yet failed by both, she finds the strongest and most realiable connection in the brave younger sister she only just met. For a short novella-length time you're back in a world similar to [a:Elena Ferrante 44085 Elena Ferrante https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] Neapolitan Novels. In an Italian town, where poverty and misogny reign, parents use their fists and never terms of endearment, and teachers need to fight for their smart pupils continued education.I very much enjoyed this and wouldn't have minded spending more time with our unnamed protagonist.