THE BEACH AT NIGHT

u003cpu003eu003cbu003eA "beautifully written" dark fable from a doll's point of view--by the u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e-bestselling author of u003ciu003eThe Lost Daughteru003c/iu003e and the Neapolitan Novels (u003ciu003eThe Washington Postu003c/iu003e).u003c/bu003e u003cbru003eu003cbru003eOne of u003ciu003eNPRu003c/iu003e's Best Books of the Year. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eReaders of Elena Ferrante's u003ciu003eThe Lost Daughteru003c/iu003e may recall the little doll--lost or stolen--around which that novel revolves. Here, Ferrante retells the tale from the doll's perspective. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eCelina 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 . . . u003cbru003eu003cbru003e"Everyone should read anything with Ferrante's name on it." --u003ciu003eThe Boston Globeu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e