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Ten reasons why we love donna tartts the secret history. Richard, an unhappy young man living in california, relocates to vermont to study at hampden college. In fact, when i think about my real childhood i am unable to recall much about it at all except a sad jumble of objects. Truly deserving of the accolade modern classic, donna tartts novel is a. The secret history 2004 read online free book by donna. In the 20 years since the publication of donna tartts the secret history, following the obsessive, incestuous friendship of a small group of classics students at an elite new england college, the book has attracted a cultlike following of its own.
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