The Goldfinch - 9780316286398

Name : The Goldfinch Binding : Paperback Publication Date : 2014-06-17 Author : Publisher : Little, Brown and Company ISBN-13 : 9780316286398 Language : English Pages : 0 Description : strong The author of the classic bestsellers i The Secret History /i and i The Little Friend /i returns with a brillianthighly anticipated new novel. /strong br br Composed with the skills of a master i The Goldfinch /i is a haunted odyssey through present day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. br br It begins with a boy. Theo Deckera thirteen-year-old New Yorkermiraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his fatherTheo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenuedisturbed by schoolmates who don #39;t know how to talk to himand tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his motherhe clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a smallmysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art. br br As an adultTheo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love-and at the center of a narrowingever more dangerous circle. br br i The Goldfinch /i is a novel of shocking narrative energy and power. It combines unforgettably vivid charactersmesmerizing languageand breathtaking suspensewhile plumbing with a philosopher #39;s calm the deepest mysteries of loveidentityand art. It is a beautifulstay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumphan old-fashioned story of loss and obsessionsurvival and self-inventionand the ruthless machinations of fate.