{"product_id":"the-goldfinch-9780349139630","title":"The Goldfinch","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again. You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the young Theo Decker, left shiftless and alone after the horrific death of his mother in an explosion at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, that life-defining picture is Carel Fabritius’ The Goldfinch . Retrieved by Theo in the aftermath of the blast, somehow he never finds the courage to return it to its rightful owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd thus begins Theo Decker’s descent into crime…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving seamlessly from the frantic whirl of New York to the twitchy desert heat of Las Vegas, and from the archaic plunder of a downtown antiques store to the bohemian drawing rooms of high society Manhattan, Donna Tartt’s dazzling third novel tracks Theo’s precarious journey through 21 st century America. It is a journey that will combine love and heartache with police tape and shoot-outs, and confirms its author’s place as one of the great contemporary American novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profound meditation on loss and belonging that doubles as a compelling psychological thriller, a Hollywood adaptation of The Goldfinch, starring Nicole Kidman and Ansel Elgort, will be appearing in UK cinemas later in the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Donna Tartt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 Jun 2014 by Little, Brown Book Group.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Donna Tartt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320797208954,"sku":"9780349139630","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780349139630.jpg?v=1790661860","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-goldfinch-9780349139630","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}