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One secret is given away at the books opening, only because we can be assured that others lie in store. The secret history is the first novel by donna tartt, published by alfred a. If you like the secret history you might like similar books never let me go, a little life, the little friend, a visit from the goon squad, the blind assassin. A number of exceptional men and women discovered the secret, and went on to become known as the greatest people who ever lived. The secret history is a wonderfully beguiling book, a journey backward to the fierce and heady friendships of our school days, when all of us believed in our power to conjure up divinity and to be forgiven any sin. A novel by donna tartt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the secret, she explains with simplicity the law that is governing all lives, and offers the knowledge of how to create intentionally and effortlessly a joyful life. The secret history is a wonderfully beguiling book, a journey backward to the fierce and heady friendships of our school days, when all of us believed in our. Sadly, by its nature, the secret history isnt the kind of book thats getting a sequel any time soon, but there are other books that might scratch. It isnt every book that becomes an instant literary sensation. Buy the paperback book the secret history by donna tartt at indigo. Hints, guides and discussions of the wiki content related to the secret history should be placed in the discussion topic.
Set in new england, it tells the story of a closely knit group of six classics students at hampden college, a small, elite vermont college based upon bennington college, where tartt was a student between 1982 and 1986. The secret history book by donna tartt thriftbooks. The first novel by donna tartt, author of the national bestseller the goldfinch, the secret history is. Since its release, the secret history has always been something special. Under 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. Buy a cheap copy of the secret history book by donna tartt. The secret history, donna tartts highly publicized first novel, is a most unusual murder mystery, since the primary murder and its perpetrators are identified on the first page. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor. Truly deserving of the accolade a modern classic, donna tartts novel is a remarkable achievementboth compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Why donna tartts the secret history never became a movie. Part psychological thriller, part chronicle of debauched, wasted youth. Tartts much bruited first novel is a huge 592 pages rambling story that is sometimes ponderous, sometimes highly entertaining.