{"product_id":"the-bookmonger-society-october-27th-night-one","title":"The Bookmonger Society October 27th:  Night One","description":"\u003ch4\u003eOctober Bookmonger Society Pick: \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History \u003c\/em\u003eby Donna Tartt\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn elite college. A brilliant professor. Six students. And a secret that ends in murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober was made for \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonna Tartt’s cult classic has become the blueprint for dark academia: an elite New England college, ancient Greek, beautiful old buildings, questionable decisions and a group of clever, eccentric students who become dangerously obsessed with a world of their own making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the best part? This isn’t really a whodunnit. Tartt tells you what happened almost immediately. The question is how they got there, and what happens when a group of people begin to believe that the normal rules no longer apply to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, intelligent, darkly funny and endlessly discussable, The Secret History feels exactly right for our October Bookmonger Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us for one of two evenings of great discussion, wine, charcuterie and community. Tweed entirely optional, although we certainly wouldn't object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🗓️ Tuesday, 27 October | 7:30 p.m.\u003cbr\u003e🗓️ Wednesday, 28 October | 7:30 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Richard Papen arrives at an elite college in Vermont, he becomes fascinated by a small, intensely private group of classics students studying under the charismatic Professor Julian Morrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn into their rarefied world of Greek philosophy, privilege, beauty and intellectual obsession, Richard quickly discovers that beneath its cultivated surface lies something far darker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder Julian’s influence, the group has begun to see themselves as separate from the ordinary rules of society. But when their pursuit of the extraordinary crosses the boundaries of morality, the consequences will bind them together forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart campus novel, part psychological thriller and part modern tragedy, The Secret History is a story of friendship, obsession, guilt and the seductive danger of believing yourself above the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout Donna Tartt\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonna Tartt is an American novelist and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Little Friend\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Goldfinch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1992, The Secret History was her debut novel and became an international bestseller, earning a devoted following that has only grown in the decades since. Its intoxicating combination of classical scholarship, privilege, obsession and murder has made it a modern cult classic and a defining influence on the dark academia genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTartt went on to win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Goldfinch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A huge, mesmerising, galloping read.” — Vanity Fair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Compelling, elegant, dramatic and playful.” — The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A haunting, compelling and brilliant piece of fiction.” — The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTicket Options\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🎟️ Paperback Admission — £25\u003cbr\u003eIncludes a paperback copy of The Secret History plus full event access.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🎧 Audiobook Admission — £25\u003cbr\u003eIncludes a Libro.fm credit for The Secret History plus full event access.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📚 Swap Ticket — £25\u003cbr\u003eAlready have a copy? Choose the swap option and pop in to select another paperback or audiobook of your choosing instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour choice of paperback, audiobook, or swap book ticket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complimentary Bookmonger charcuterie board to share\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook discussion hosted by The Bookmonger team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKahoot! trivia with prizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWine, soft drinks and beer available to purchase on the night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eComing Alone?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of our Bookmonger Society members attend solo, and we love that. 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