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Rosa Ventrella was born in Bari and still resides in her home country of Italy, where she teaches Italian literature. She has also worked as an editor and has written for the magazine I fiori del male. A Decent Family, published in fourteen countries, is her first novel to appear in English.“Ventrella’s narrative examines themes of class and gender expectations, accompanied by enough nostalgic detail to make the ‘old country’ more appealing in memory than it was in reality. Inevitable comparisons of Ventrella’s work with that of Elena Ferrante…will be propelled by Goldstein’s fluid translation of this novel in the wake of her work on Ferrante’s juggernaut. Ventrella’s ambitious attempt to convey Marí’s struggle echoes Ferrante’s epic approach to chronicling women’s lives…Ventrella reveals the many ways in which the sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons—and the daughters.” —Kirkus Reviews
“In the town of Bari, all the locals refer to Maria De Santis as “Malacarne,” the bad seed. Growing up in squalid conditions with small-minded neighbors, Maria allows herself to dream big—beyond the confines of her village. Great for fans of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series.” —New York Post