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Twentyone years after its publication and subsequent canonization. Each awardwinning novel was published ten years apart so by the time the goldfinch came out, it was a bestseller before it hit the shelves. The goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stayupallnight and tellallyourfriends triumph, an oldfashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and selfinvention, and the ruthless machinations of fate. Published in 20, it was tartt s first novel since the little friend in 2002. Amazon selected the novel as the 20 best book of the year. The goldfinch captivated me as much as the artistry of donna tartts colourful prose.
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