The Little Friend (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Donna Tartt
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Alexandria, Mississippi
- Principal Characters: Harriet Cleve Dufresnes, Robin Cleve, Allison Cleve, Charlotte Cleve, Hely Hull, Danny Ratliff, Ida
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Girls, 1970’s, Children, Family or family life, United States or Americans, Parents and children, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, Class consciousness, Brothers and sisters, Brothers, Mississippi, Revenge, Imagination, Reading
- Locales: Mississippi
In 1992, Donna Tartt took the publishing world by storm with her debut novel, The Secret History. So enthusiastic were both her fans and her publisher that they all waited breathlessly for her next novel. Finally, ten years later, Tartt has published The Little Friend, with readers and the publishing world looking to see if it is worth the wait.
At the heart of Tartt’s The Little Friend is a mystery and the effect it has on one family. Set in Alexandria, Mississippi, during the 1970’s, the novel recounts the death of Robin, nine years old and left hanging...
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