{"product_id":"the-goldfinch","title":"The Goldfinch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2014 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAged 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39660501139541,"sku":"9780349139630N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/70c27304-0f36-4b1c-8bcd-80606657668b.jpg?v=1644292688","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-goldfinch","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}