Frieda answers “Do you think the Solaras took Tina?”

Josie asked this question about The Story of the Lost Child (Neapolitan Novels, #4):

Do you think the Solaras took Tina?

Frieda Yes. Michele finally punched Lila: she was losing her looks to age, Alfonso was losing his looks to testosterone; her spell over him broken with the p…moreYes. Michele finally punched Lila: she was losing her looks to age, Alfonso was losing his looks to testosterone; her spell over him broken with the punch. I expect he had a lot more rage than a punch in the face to get out. Tina looked too much like Lila to be mistaken for Lenu's daughter. I'm guessing he killed the child and disposed of the body so it would never be found. Marcello perhaps felt guilty and so he searched, or perhaps as a cover since he guessed Michele was responsible. Lila's words are red herrings. Once a spell in fairy tales is broken, something good happens, but this novel is an inversion of myth, so something bad happens: Tina. (less)

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