Students at the Instituto Comprensivo Ferruccio Lamborghini participate in a forum on emigration with Laura.

The online museum of emigration from Cento goes live to a packed audience in the Palazzo del Govenatore.

Professor Mariagabriella Gangi reading an excerpt from the Italian edition

Janice Severance, longtime owner of The Bookstore, surprises Laura by calling her Gloucester’s Elena Ferrante — unflinching and honest in her portrayal of reality.

Laura’s sister, Lisa, introduces “A Letter to My Children” to the audience while Laura’s granddaughter, Lyla, writes her own story.

The author, Laura, with her husband and cousins, joined by Personnel of the District of Cento, Mariateresa Alberti, Mariacristina Barbieri, and Cristina