The Little Friend

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The Little Friend is the second novel by American author Donna Tartt, published in 2002. Set in the American South, the novel centers on a 12-year-old girl's quest for revenge for her brother's unsolved murder. This work contrasts with Tartt's debut, The Secret History, in its tone, setting, and plot, and it received the WH Smith Literary Award in 2003.1

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Donna Tartt
The Secret History and The Little Friend
…her eagerly anticipated second work, The Little Friend (2002), which is set in the South and traces the attempt of a 12-year-old girl to avenge the death of her brother. In terms of tone, setting, and plot, the work is almost the antithesis of her first novel. The Little Friend…
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…her eagerly anticipated second work, The Little Friend (2002), which is set in the South and traces the attempt of a 12-year-old girl to avenge the death of her brother. In terms of tone, setting, and plot, the work is almost the antithesis of her first novel. The Little Friend…
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