Book Review: The Goldfinch

Published February 5, 2014

Book Review: The Goldfinch
“The Goldfinch” is richly textured and nuanced with real struggles of drug addiction and familial loss. It is also a tale of resilience, of finding the best way to survive and perhaps even thrive in the wake of unspeakable loss. Though it is at times …
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