The Goldfinch

Author: Donna Tartt

Why You Should Read It: Released late last year, The Goldfinch is the story of a 13-year-old boy Theo who ends up living with a wealthy family after he miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother and has been abandoned by his father. In his new Park Avenue home Theo gets drawn to a mysteriously captivating painting that leads him into the underworld of art. As Theo grows up he gets caught between the drawing rooms of the rich and the antiques store where he works, eventually being pulled into a dangerous circle.

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