From the SPL web site, "When Theo is abandoned by his father and taken in by the family of a wealthy friend, he finds his new home on Park Avenue is bewildering. Theo clings to a small, mysteriously captivating painting, which ends up drawing him into the art underworld., "Drenched in sensory detail, infused with Theo's churning thoughts and feelings, sparked by nimble dialogue, and propelled by escalating cosmic angst and thriller action, Tartt's trenchant, defiant, engrossing, and rocketing novel conducts a grand inquiry into the mystery and sorrow of survival, beauty and obsession, and the promise of art." -- Booklist starred review, Tartt is the author of "The Secret History" and "The Little Friend," which have been translated into 30 languages. "The Goldfinch" is her first novel in 11 years"