The goldfinch
"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 take...
Main Author: | Tartt, Donna. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2013.
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Edition: | First edition. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
"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"--Provided by publisher. |
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Physical Description: |
771 pages ; 25 cm |
ISBN: |
9780316055437 (hardback) 0316055433 (hardback) 9780316242370 (international) 0316242373 (international) |
Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |