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The goldfinch / Donna Tartt.
"A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America, and a drama of almost unbearable acuity and power. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art"-- Provided by publisher.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316055444 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 771 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Back Bay paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Back Bay Books, Little Brown and Company, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
- Awards Note:
- Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2014.
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Available copies
- 29 of 33 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Nakusp Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 33 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Nakusp Public Library | LP FIC TAR (Text) | 35160000681248 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
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