The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (2013)

A thirteen year old boy, Theo Decker, loses his mother in a terrorist bombing at a museum.

He escapes with a priceless piece of art, a small painting of a goldfinch.

Theo is taken in by an Upper East Side family who take him in and treat him like part of the family.

Theo experiences the highs and lows of teenage life, struggling to come to terms with his mother's death.

He becomes entangled in the criminal underworld as he tries to make sense of his life.

He struggles to keep hold of the painting, as it serves as a reminder of his mother and the past he left behind.

As Theo grows older, he is forced to confront the truth about his past and the painting.

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