Jordan Mattox

I just finished the fourth and final book in the Ferrante’s Quartet that follows the relationship between two Neapolitan women. The story begins when they are children in neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples and follows them as they lives diverge and converge through husbands, fame, revolutionary politics, violence, fame, and despair. My initial thoughts are that this is one of the great epics of modern literature and the best series of books that I have read on friendship. I am now looking forward to watching the HBO adaptation, knowing full well that it will not reach heights that Ferrante’s feverish writing can take you. Cannot recommend more highly.