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"The author of the classic bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend returns with a brilliant, highly anticipated new novel. A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America, and a drama of almost unbearable acuity and power. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art"--
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The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- The Goldfinch
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Donna Tartt
- Publisher
- LITTLE BROWN & CO
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 771
- ISBN10
- 0316055433
- ISBN13
- 9780316055437
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, USA, American Literature, Death, Literary Fiction, Adapted for Film, New York, Loss, Mourning, Antiques, Amsterdam, Pulitzer Prize, Dutch Painting
- First published
- 2013
- Original title
- The Goldfinch
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- "The author of the classic bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend returns with a brilliant, highly anticipated new novel. A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America, and a drama of almost unbearable acuity and power. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art"--