Secret History
Penguin Books
FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCHTruly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic Donna Tartt s bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement both compelling and elegant dramatic and playful What we did was terrible but still I don t think any of us were bad exactly chalk it up to weakness on my part hubris on Henry s 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 it s almost a guilty pleasure Guardian Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer She s dense she s allusive She s 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
