THE SECRET HISTORY

u003cpu003eu003cbu003eTruly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller u003ciu003eThe Secret Historyu003c/iu003e is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003e'A haunting, compelling and brilliant piece of fiction' u003ciu003eThe Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003e'So irresistible and seductive it's almost a guilty pleasure' u003ciu003eGuardianu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eUnder 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/pu003eu003cpu003e'Enthralling . . . image the plot of Dostoyevsky's u003ciu003eCrime and Punishmentu003c/iu003e crossed with the story of Euripides' u003ciu003eBacchaeu003c/iu003e set against the backdrop of Bret Easton Ellis's u003ciu003eThe Rules of Attraction u003c/iu003e. . . forceful, cerebral and impeccably controlled . . . ferociously well-paced . . . remarkably powerful' u003ciu003eThe New York Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003e'Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. She's dense, she's allusive. She's a gorgeous storyteller' Stephen Kingu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eDonna Tartt was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, and is a graduate of Bennington College. She is the author of the novels u003ciu003eThe Secret Historyu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eThe Little Friendu003c/iu003e, which have been translated into thirty languages, and u003ciu003eThe Goldfinchu003c/iu003e.u003c/pu003e