FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OFTHE GOLDFINCH

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's bestsellerThe Secret Historyis a remarkable achievement ­­-both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.
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'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.'

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. But when they go beyond the boundaries of morality, their lives are changed profoundly and for ever.

The Secret Historyis a story of two parts; the chain of events that led to the death of a classmate-and what happened next.
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'So irresistible and seductive it's almost a guilty pleasure'Guardian

'Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. She's dense, she's allusive.She's a gorgeous storyteller'Stephen King

'A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction. . . Packed with literary allusion and told with a sophistication and texture'The Times