num_pages: 188
description: A national bestseller for almost an entire year, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman's descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband with two young children to care for. When she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal.
language: English
title: The Days of Abandonment
titlecomplete: The Days of Abandonment
genres: Audiobook, Literary Fiction, Novels, Womens, Literature, Italian Literature, Italy, Feminism, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 39351
publisher: Europa Editions