The Little Friend is Donna Tartt's hugely anticipated follow-up to The Secret History, which was a bestseller around the world and one of the most astonishing debuts in recent times. The Little Friend is even more transfixing and resonant.
In a small Mississippi town, Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes grows up in the shadow of her brother, who--when she was only a baby--was found hanging dead from a black tupelo tree in their yard. His killer was never identified, nor has his family, in the years since, recovered from the tragedy.
For Harriet, who has grown up largely unsupervised in a world of her own imagination, her brother is a link to a glorious past she has only heard stories about or glimpsed in photograph albums. Fiercely determined, precocious far beyond her 12 years and steeped in the adventurous literature of Stevenson, Kipling and Conan Doyle, she resolves, one summer, to solve the murder and exact her revenge. Harriet's sole ally in this quest, her friend Hely, is devoted to her, but what they soon encounter has nothing to do with child's play: it is dark, adult and all too menacing.
A revelation of familial longing and sorrow, The Little Friend explores crime and punishment, as well as the hidden complications and consequences that hinder the pursuit of truth and justice. A novel of breathtaking ambition and power, it is rich in moral paradox, insights into human frailty and storytelling brilliance.
In a small Mississippi town, Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes grows up in the shadow of her brother, who--when she was only a baby--was found hanging dead from a black tupelo tree in their yard. His killer was never identified, nor has his family, in the years since, recovered from the tragedy.
For Harriet, who has grown up largely unsupervised in a world of her own imagination, her brother is a link to a glorious past she has only heard stories about or glimpsed in photograph albums. Fiercely determined, precocious far beyond her 12 years and steeped in the adventurous literature of Stevenson, Kipling and Conan Doyle, she resolves, one summer, to solve the murder and exact her revenge. Harriet's sole ally in this quest, her friend Hely, is devoted to her, but what they soon encounter has nothing to do with child's play: it is dark, adult and all too menacing.
A revelation of familial longing and sorrow, The Little Friend explores crime and punishment, as well as the hidden complications and consequences that hinder the pursuit of truth and justice. A novel of breathtaking ambition and power, it is rich in moral paradox, insights into human frailty and storytelling brilliance.
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Hardback Editions
2003 : Hardback
| Title: Little Friend, The Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-7127-9 / 978-0-7475-7127-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Little Friend (Limited Special Edition) Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-6422-1 / 978-0-7475-6422-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
October 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-679-43938-2 / 978-0-679-43938-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-6211-3 / 978-0-7475-6211-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1980 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
January 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Little Friend: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century (21st Birthday Celebratory Edn) Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-9006-0 / 978-0-7475-9006-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-8147-9 / 978-0-7475-8147-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-7364-6 / 978-0-7475-7364-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-7870-2 / 978-0-7475-7870-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Little Friend, the Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 1-4000-3373-X / 978-1-4000-3373-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Books USA Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 1-4000-3169-9 / 978-1-4000-3169-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-6413-2 / 978-0-7475-6413-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-6449-3 / 978-0-7475-6449-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2002 : Paperback
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-6212-1 / 978-0-7475-6212-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
May 2003 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7531-1785-1 / 978-0-7531-1785-9 (UK edition) Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2002 : Audio CD
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-6549-X / 978-0-7475-6549-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2002 : Audio CD
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-553-71403-1 / 978-0-553-71403-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
October 2002 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt, Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7475-6288-1 / 978-0-7475-6288-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2002 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Little Friend Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7366-8837-4 / 978-0-7366-8837-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
April 2006 : Unknown
| Title: Little Friend, The Author(s): Donna Tartt ISBN: 0-7531-2538-2 (UK edition) Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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