{"product_id":"the-secret-history-donna-tartt-9780140167771","title":"The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A haunting, compelling and brilliant piece of fiction' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So irresistible and seductive it's almost a guilty pleasure' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Enthralling . . . image the plot of Dostoyevsky's \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with the story of Euripides' \u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e set against the backdrop of Bret Easton Ellis's \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Attraction \u003c\/i\u003e. . . forceful, cerebral and impeccably controlled . . . ferociously well-paced . . . remarkably powerful' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. She's dense, she's allusive. She's a gorgeous storyteller' Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonna Tartt was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, and is a graduate of Bennington College. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, which have been translated into thirty languages, and \u003ci\u003eThe Goldfinch\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55702821306711,"sku":"9780140167771","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780140167771.jpg?v=1793649051","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-secret-history-donna-tartt-9780140167771","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}