A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty
underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved
Pulitzer Prize winner that "connects with the heart as well as the mind"
(Stephen King, New York Times Book Review).
Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident
that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the
family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park
Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and
tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one
thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating
painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art
community.
As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich
and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is
alienated and in love -- and at the center of a narrowing, ever more
dangerous circle.
The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and
tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and
obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to
the dark corners of the art underworld, this "soaring masterpiece"
examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations
of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).
