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Josie asked this question about The Story of the Lost Child (Neapolitan Novels, #4):
Do you think the Solaras took Tina?
Michael Livingston An offbeat answer—I’m not sure Tina ever really existed. It’s too perfect: everything Elena does she imagines Lilla does better. So she has a daughter…moreAn offbeat answer—I’m not sure Tina ever really existed. It’s too perfect: everything Elena does she imagines Lilla does better. So she has a daughter (Imma) who’s imperfect, and Lila has Tina, who’s perfect. Like she imagines that Lilla is writing a book that will be better than hers, but of course she really isn’t. And then both Tina and Lilla more or less disappear. I wonder if they were every really there. (less)
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The Story of the Lost Child
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