Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. 'The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind.Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction.'-Stephen King, The New York Times Book ReviewĬomposed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. The plot contains pervasive profanity, sexual references, graphic violence, and drug use.

It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art'-Īfter Theo survives an accident that takes the life of his mother, a small painting becomes his talisman and eventually leads him into the criminal 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. 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. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. 'The author of the classic bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend returns with a brilliant, highly anticipated new novel.

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