July+2014



It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.

 As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love-and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.

 The Goldfinch is a novel of shocking narrative energy and power. It combines unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and breathtaking suspense, while plumbing with a philosopher's calm the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art. It is a beautiful, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate. [|(less)]

[|artistic abandon] 7459 Six Forks Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615 (919)901-7385

Hey Everyone! Let's meet for dinner before heading to Artistic Abandon!

Place: Gonza Taco y Tequila 7713 Lead Mine Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615 Time: 5:00pm

If you would like, bring dessert to share for painting and wine (or a drink of your choice)!

Please RSVP. You need to put Dipsomaniacs in the comments box on the reservation form. There was a Living Soctal deal for $17.00. Raisse Colleen Kristina Mary Kerry Amanda (Kerry's friend) Kristen B. Apryl
 * 1) Stacey (Mangum)