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4.0 out of 5 stars Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante: A review.. Lila Cerullo in Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay This is the third in Elena Ferrante's acclaimed Neapolitan Quartet of novels which chronicle the lifelong friendship of Lila and Elena. In this one, the women have reached their mid-twenties and we follow.. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay is a 2013 novel written by Italian author Elena Ferrante, published by Edizioni e/o [].It is the third installment of her Neapolitan Novels, preceded by My Brilliant Friend and The Story of a New Name, and succeeded by The Story of the Lost Child.It was translated to English by Ann Goldstein in 2014, with that edition published by Europa Editions.

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay The third chapter in the Neapolitan Quartet . Translated by Ann Goldstein . 2014, pp. 400, Paperback. 9781609452339. Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan novels, Elena Ferrante's fame as one of our most compelling, insightful, and stylish contemporary authors has grown.. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, the third installment of Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels quartet, strikes me as the most intimate of the books. For it is here that Elena Greco turns from her past, staying away Naples for years at a time, closing the door on the embarrassment of her family and the simmering envy of her best friend, Lila Cerullo.