The Secret History

By Donna Tartt

A group of college misfits' quest for transcendence spirals into moral chaos.

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559 pages· 200,972 words

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At a New England college, a charismatic professor draws a group of eccentric students into a world of ancient philosophies. As they delve deeper, their pursuit of enlightenment leads them into a perilous realm where morality blurs. What begins as an intellectual journey soon spirals into a chilling exploration of human limits. Will their quest for the extraordinary cost them everything? This psychological thriller unravels the dark side of ambition and the dangerous allure of forbidden knowledge.

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A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK - INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller … absolutely chilling” (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch. Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality. “A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment…. Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” –The New York Times

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