Release date: October 22, 2013
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.
The Goldfinch wins the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction!
The Goldfinch
Book Details
Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (October 22, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316055433
ISBN-13: 978-0316055437
Available in: Hardcover, Kindle, Audio, CD, Audiobook, Unabridged
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.
The Goldfinch wins the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction!
Book Details
Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (October 22, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316055433
ISBN-13: 978-0316055437
Available in: Hardcover, Kindle, Audio, CD, Audiobook, Unabridged