The Little Friend_______________ In a literary age of diet and dearth, Tartt invites us to feast the opening tragedy strikes a note of rich, flamboyant Southern Gothic that resonates throughout' Independent You will rarely have read better Because of Tartt's mastery of suspense, this book will grip readers all the way through to its bitter end' Guardian Destined to become a special kind of classic a book that precocious young readers pluck from their parents' shelves