The Secret History

FROM THE PULITZER PRIZEWINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCH Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartts bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. What we did was terrible, but still I dont think any of us were bad, exactly chalk it up to weakness on my part, hubris on Henrys, too much Greek prose composition whatever you like. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of morality, their lives are changed profoundly and for ever. The Secret History is a story of two parts the chain of events that led to the death of a classmate and what happened next. So irresistible and seductive its almost a guilty pleasure Guardian Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. Shes dense, shes allusive. Shes a gorgeous storyteller Stephen King A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction . . . Packed with literary allusion and told with a sophistication and texture The Times