The Goldfinch

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Fine/Near fine.Little,Brown,2014.4th reprint.Black hardback(silver lettering to spine,small nick on the edges of the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with a colour plate.The book is as new with two small ink marks on the outer edges,two small nicks on the edges of the pages.771pp.Price un-clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg). This is another paragraph Book: Description: Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate. Show more