5/8/2023 0 Comments The secret history paperback![]() ![]() 'A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction. She's a gorgeous storyteller' Stephen King ![]() 'Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. 'So irresistible and seductive it's almost a guilty pleasure' Guardian The Secret History is a story of two parts the chain of events that led to the death of a classmate - and what happened next. But when they go beyond the boundaries of morality, their lives are changed profoundly and for ever. The Secret History (Penguin Classics) - Kindle edition by Procopius, Sarris, Peter, P. 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. 'What we did was terrible, but still I don't think any of us were bad, exactly chalk it up to weakness on my part, hubris on Henry's, too much Greek prose composition - whatever you like.' The novel explores the circumstances and lasting effects of Bunnys death on the academically and socially isolated group of classics students of which he was a. Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. The Secret History is a first-person narrative recounted by Richard Papen, one of the main characters in the book. ![]() FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCH ![]()
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