Book
The goldfinch
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316055444 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0316242373 (international)
- ISBN: 9780316242370 (international)
- ISBN: 0316055433 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780316055437 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
771 pages (paperback) ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 6.6 49 49 165262 |
| Awards Note: | Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2014. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | New York (N.Y.) Fiction Self-realization Fiction Artists Fiction Loss (Psychology) Fiction Young men Fiction |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Bildungsromans. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Community Library | FICTION TARTT (Text) | 50687011293134 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Albright Memorial Library | FICTION TARTT (Text) | 50686014633122 | Storage | Available | - | ||
| Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library | FICTION TARTT (Text) | 50686014551720 | Main Floor | Available | - | ||
| Taylor Community Library | FICTION TARTT (Text) | 50692010616285 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Valley Community Library | FICTION TARTT (Text) | 50690010930672 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"The author of the classic bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend returns with a brilliant, highly anticipated new novel. A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America, and a drama of almost unbearable acuity and power. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art"--
