The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
A campus novel that feels like a confession.
Six classics students at a small, elite college. A charismatic professor. Too much beauty. Too much intellect. Too much time spent believing they are above consequence.
We know from the first page that someone dies. What matters is how and why.
Donna Tartt writes in long, luxurious sentences that pull you into candlelit rooms, snow-heavy silence, old books and moral decay. It is about obsession. About aestheticising darkness. About the seductive danger of believing you are exceptional.
It’s intelligent, atmospheric, slightly claustrophobic and completely absorbing. There's a reason this is so many people's favourite book.
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Page count: 629
ISBN: 9780140167771
Origin: USA
Condition: WELL LOVED
Condition Notes
NEW
Unread. No markings, creases or wear. Essentially as new.
NEAR NEW
Looks unread or very lightly read. No obvious flaws.
VERY GOOD
Gently read. May show light shelf wear or a faint crease, but clean and solid
WELL LOVED
Clearly read and enjoyed. May include creases, small marks or edge wear. Still perfectly readable and held together
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