The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt

Description

Theo Decker, aged thirteen, is left alone in the world after surviving a catastrophe that kills his only close relative – his mother – and tears him away from everything he knows. Tormented by grief, drifting from home to home, he grows increasingly obsessed with a small, enchanting work of art which dominates his imagination and ultimately draws him, as an adult, into a much darker life than he could ever have foreseen.

‘A masterpiece’ The Times

‘Astonishing’ Guardian

‘Superb’ Daily Mail

‘A gripping page turner’ Independent on Sunday