Quotes from book
The Days of Abandonment

The Days of Abandonment is a 2002 Italian novel by Elena Ferrante first published in English in 2005, translated by Ann Goldstein and published by Europa Editions. The novel tells the story of an Italian woman living in Turin whose husband abruptly leaves her after fifteen years together.
“The circle of an empty day is brutal and at night it tightens around your neck like a noose.”
Source: The Days of Abandonment