Following the success in the fall big read vote and having to be disqualified as it has been read previously, we decided to run The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt as an evergreen read.

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Here is the Goodreads summary:

Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.

The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.

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Discussion Schedule

It has been split into 9 sections and we will check in on Wednesdays.

1st November 2023 - ch1 to ch3 pt iv

8th November 2023 - ch3 pt v to ch4 pt xiv

15th November 2023 - ch4 pt xv to ch5 pt xviii

22nd November 2023 - ch5 pt xix to ch6 pt xviii

29th November 2023 - ch6 pt xix to end of ch8

6th December 2023 - ch9 to Ch10 pt ii

13th December 2023 - ch10 pt iii to ch10 pt xxi

20th December 2023 - ch10 pt xxii to ch11 pt xiii

27th December 2023 - ch11 pt xiv to end

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Happy reading and see you in 2 weeks.