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The Secret History

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Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt’s novel The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.

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 normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever.

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Format

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Date

27 May 1993

Pages

640

ISBN

9780140167771

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt’s novel The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Date

27 May 1993

Pages

640

ISBN

9780140167771

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