The Secret History

<p><b>Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller <i>The Secret History</i> is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.</b></p><p>'A haunting, compelling and brilliant piece of fiction' <i>The Times</i></p><p>'So irresistible and seductive it's almost a guilty pleasure' <i>Guardian</i></p><p>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.</p><p>'Enthralling . . . image the plot of Dostoyevsky's <i>Crime and Punishment</i> crossed with the story of Euripides' <i>Bacchae</i> set against the backdrop of Bret Easton Ellis's <i>The Rules of Attraction </i>. . . forceful, cerebral and impeccably controlled . . . ferociously well-paced . . . remarkably powerful' <i>The New York Times</i></p><p>'Donna Tartt is an amazingly good writer. She's dense, she's allusive. She's a gorgeous storyteller' Stephen King</p><p>Donna Tartt was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, and is a graduate of Bennington College. She is the author of the novels <i>The Secret History</i> and <i>The Little Friend</i>, which have been translated into thirty languages, and <i>The Goldfinch</i>.</p>