--- product_id: 7444729 title: "Troubling Love: A Novel" price: "£10.40" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/7444729-troubling-love-a-novel store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Troubling Love: A Novel **Price:** £10.40 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Troubling Love: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** £10.40 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/7444729-troubling-love-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A woman goes home to Naples after her mother’s mysterious death in a “tour de force” by the New York Times –bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend ( Seattle Times ). Following her mother’s untimely and unexplained drowning, which was preceded by a series of strange phone calls, forty-five-year-old Delia leaves Rome and embarks on a voyage of discovery through the beguiling yet often hostile streets of her native Naples. She is searching for the truth about her family and the men in her mother’s life, past and present, including an abusive husband. What she discovers will be more unsettling than she imagines, but will also reveal truths about herself, in this psychological mystery marked by “tactile, beautifully restrained prose” ( Publishers Weekly ) about mothers and daughters and the complicated knot of lies and emotions that binds them. “Ferrante’s polished language belies the rawness of her imagery.” ― The New Yorker “With the quick-paced mystery guiding the story, Delia explores her relationship with her mother, unraveling memories and secrets repressed since childhood and coming to terms with an upbringing filled with jealousy and violence . . . Troubling Love is vivid and powerful.” ― Library Journal Review: Elena Ferrante's descriptive first novel. Short but impactful! - If you love Elena Ferrante this is a must read. This was her first work - difficult to read in some areas, but worth it. Ferrante's writing are so descriptive that you feel immersed in her story. Book in excellent condition and shipped fast. Review: Passionate, unsatisfying debut novel - I have a deep and abiding love for Elena Ferrante. The first book I read by her was My Brilliant Friend and I went on to read the next two books in The Neapolitan Novels the same day. Her writing is controlled but also passionate, frightening. Her characters have recklessness to them that I really enjoy. I picked up Troubling Love because I was reading Frantumaglia (which I highly, highly recommend, it's the best nonfiction book I read this year) and I realized that I wanted to read all her novels before I continued to read it because it consists of interviews about her various books. Troubling Love, as I understand, was Ferrante's first book. She says in Frantumaglia that she was writing for many years before she wrote it but this was the first story that she felt really had literary truth, could stand on its own two feet. I find Troubling Love to be a kind of perplexing and unsatisfying book. I would probably say that most her other books are strictly better, but this book does have the kind of raw power that characterizes all her writing, and Delia's relationship with her mother has the trademark complexity that defines all of female relationships Ferrante depicts. I love the Naples that she brings to life in every novel. I read a New York Times review of Troubling Love in which the author describes ripping the book down the middle and says Ferrante will "recognize my compliment since she’s clearly an idolizer of the unchecked urge, the gut response." The unchecked urge: that's Ferrante. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #164,665 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,205 in Psychological Fiction (Books) #3,618 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #6,993 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 3.6 out of 5 stars 1,611 Reviews | ## Images ![Troubling Love: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ANeW+Yt2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Elena Ferrante's descriptive first novel. Short but impactful! *by L***K on August 21, 2025* If you love Elena Ferrante this is a must read. This was her first work - difficult to read in some areas, but worth it. Ferrante's writing are so descriptive that you feel immersed in her story. Book in excellent condition and shipped fast. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Passionate, unsatisfying debut novel *by M***E on October 31, 2017* I have a deep and abiding love for Elena Ferrante. The first book I read by her was My Brilliant Friend and I went on to read the next two books in The Neapolitan Novels the same day. Her writing is controlled but also passionate, frightening. Her characters have recklessness to them that I really enjoy. I picked up Troubling Love because I was reading Frantumaglia (which I highly, highly recommend, it's the best nonfiction book I read this year) and I realized that I wanted to read all her novels before I continued to read it because it consists of interviews about her various books. Troubling Love, as I understand, was Ferrante's first book. She says in Frantumaglia that she was writing for many years before she wrote it but this was the first story that she felt really had literary truth, could stand on its own two feet. I find Troubling Love to be a kind of perplexing and unsatisfying book. I would probably say that most her other books are strictly better, but this book does have the kind of raw power that characterizes all her writing, and Delia's relationship with her mother has the trademark complexity that defines all of female relationships Ferrante depicts. I love the Naples that she brings to life in every novel. I read a New York Times review of Troubling Love in which the author describes ripping the book down the middle and says Ferrante will "recognize my compliment since she’s clearly an idolizer of the unchecked urge, the gut response." The unchecked urge: that's Ferrante. ### ⭐⭐⭐ pretty meh compared to the neapolitan quartet *by N***E on October 4, 2022* ferrante is one of the most gifted living writers on the planet, but this book, although beautifully written, was pretty tedious. even if you've already read it, your time will be better spent re-reading My Brilliant Friend. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/7444729-troubling-love-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/7444729-troubling-love-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*