“The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation.” The Secret History haunts you from its very first sentence.

Jenna selected Donna Tartt's debut novel, and veritable modern classic, for the last Read With Jenna pick of 2022. “With a book as layered as ‘The Secret History,’ there’s going to be new revelations ...

Author Donna Tartt was just 29 years old when she published The Secret History, and it was the first novel she ever wrote. It is a hauntingly beautiful story about six college students who are ...

Before reading what I would decree my new favorite book of all time, I had heard the name Donna Tartt and, of course, had heard the book title “The Secret History’’ discussed in hushed tones of ...

Remember when you first read this? It’s still that good. Beguiled by their charismatic professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college bond and conspire — discovering ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Francie Ahrens. Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History” feels like a 30-minute walk on a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Matthew Prock. Here is the story most people know: In 1991, a then-28-year-old and ...