![]() ![]() Its worth reading, of course, but its also worth re-reading. 'A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction. The Goldfinch is a perfect, dense, and extremely rich novel. She's a gorgeous storyteller' Stephen King 'Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. 'So irresistible and seductive it's almost a guilty pleasure' Guardian The Secret History is a story of two parts the chain of events that led to the death of a classmate - and what happened next. Here goes: Donna Tartts grand new novel, The Goldfinch, is Dickensian both in the ambition of its jumbo, coincidence-laced plot, as well as in its symphonic range of emotions. ![]() But when they go beyond the boundaries of morality, their lives are changed profoundly and for ever. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. 'What we did was terrible, but still I don't think any of us were bad, exactly chalk it up to weakness on my part, hubris on Henry's, too much Greek prose composition - whatever you like.' Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCH ![]()
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