The Goldfinch
“The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind.”
Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author
One of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2013
Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
A BookRiot Pick of the Most Perfect Audiobooks Ever
A 2014 LibraryReads Favorites of the Favorites selection
An iBooks bestseller in Audiobooks
New York Times audio bestseller
A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an explosion that takes the life of his mother. Alone and determined to avoid being taken in by the city as an orphan, Theo scrambles between nights in friends’ apartments and on the city streets. He becomes entranced by the one thing that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that soon draws Theo into the art underworld.
Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art.
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