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Praise for A Girl Returned Di Pietrantonio [has a] lively way with a phrase (the translator, Ann Goldstein, shows the same sensitivity she does with Elena Ferrante) [and] a fine instinct for detail. --The Washington Post A gripping, deeply moving coming-of-age novel; immensely readable, beautifully written, and highly recommended. --Kirkus Review (Starred Review)

Praise for A Girl Returned A gripping, deeply moving coming-of-age novel; immensely readable, beautifully written, and highly recommended. --Kirkus Review (Starred Review)

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Donatella Di Pietrantonio lives in Penne where she practices as a pediatric dentist. From the age of nine she has been writing stories, fables, poems, and novels. My Mother Is a River is her first novel. It was first published in Italy in 2011, where it won the Tropea and the John Fante literary prizes, and was translated into German in 2013. Her second book, Bella Mia, was published in 2014 and won the Brancati Prize. Ann Goldstein is an editor at The New Yorker. Her translations for Europa Editions include novels by Amara Lakhous, Alessandro Piperno, and Elena Ferrante's bestselling My Brilliant Friend. She lives in New York.

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