01766cam a2200349 i 4500 146521949 TxAuBib 20131029120000.0 130808s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013028907 9780316055437 hbk. 0316055433 hbk. TxAuBib rda Tartt, Donna. The goldfinch / Donna Tartt. Gold-finch. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013. 771 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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"-- Provided by publisher. 20131029. Young men Fiction. Loss (Psychology) Young adult fiction. Artists Fiction. Self-realization Fiction. New York (N.Y.) Young adult fiction. Suspense fiction. Contemporary.