Does the miniaturist hold their fate in her hands? And will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall?īeautiful, intoxicating and filled with heart-pounding suspense, Jessie Burton's magnificent debut novel The Miniaturist is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truth. In the sequel to former Waterstones Book of the Year The Miniaturist, Burton crafts another exquisite story of family and fate set in early 18th-century. Nella is at first mystified by the closed world of the Brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them all. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. Winner of the Specsavers National Book Award and Waterstones Book of the Year. Nella is at first mystified by the closed world of the Brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them all.The phenomenal number one bestseller and a major BBC TV series. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. Since it came out in July 2014, it has become the best-selling literary debut hardback of the decade. Winner of the Specsavers National Book Award and Waterstones Book of the Year.īeautiful, intoxicating and filled with heart-pounding suspense, Jessie Burton's historical novel set in Amsterdam, The Miniaturist, is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truth. The phenomenal number one bestseller and a major BBC TV series.
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