The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

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1. Shane DikolliInterview

   Wait, What? And Life’s Other Essential Questions by James E. Ryan, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, April Fool’s Day by Bryce Courtenay, Secret History by Donna Tartt, Friday Night Lights by HG Bissinger and Moneyball by Michael Lewis.

2. Rachel ParrisInterview

   The obvious answer is a Jane Austen novel – Persuasion is my favourite. I have often thought I would have fitted in quite well playing the piano and singing and talking abut poetry and things in Regency era drawing rooms, although I’d be a bit too uppity for Anne Eliot, she would probably think me very mouthy. I’d…

3. Tom PriceInterview

   Oh it’s a new one – it’s called Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito and it’s coming out in April 2017. It’s about a girl who is dating the perpetrator of a high school shooting, and as a result gets accused of helping to plan the attacks. A really well written thriller along the lines of The Secret History by Donna…

4. Laura McKowenInterview

   Dry by Augusten Burroughs – he’s one of my absolute favorite writers, and I think this is his best memoir (he has several). The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion – simply one of the most incredibly writers. The Secret History by Donna Tartt – she’s best known for Goldfinch, but I believe this is her best work…

5. Eileen CookInterview

   I try and recommend something that I think they’ll like. Since I read widely I usually have a wide range of ideas. I love The Secret History by Donna Tartt and it crosses many genres so I recommend it a lot.

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