The days of abandonment
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New York : Europa Editions, 2005.
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Published
New York : Europa Editions, 2005.
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188 pages ; 21 cm.
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English

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Once an aspiring writer, Olga traded literary ambition for marriage and motherhood; when Mario dumps her after 15 years, she is utterly unprepared. Though she tells herself that she is a competent woman, nothing like the poverella (poor abandoned wife) that mothers whispered about in her childhood, Olga falls completely apart. Routine chores overwhelm her; she neglects her appearance and forgets her manners; she throws herself at the older musician downstairs; she sees the poverella's ghost. After months of self-pity, anger, doubt, fury, desperation and near madness, her acknowledgments of weaknesses in the marriage feel as earned as they are unsurprising.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ferrante, E., & Goldstein, A. (2005). The days of abandonment . Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferrante, Elena and Ann Goldstein. 2005. The Days of Abandonment. Europa Editions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferrante, Elena and Ann Goldstein. The Days of Abandonment Europa Editions, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ferrante, Elena., and Ann Goldstein. The Days of Abandonment Europa Editions, 2005.

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