The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
The sensational debut novel that became a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller and took the world by storm.
The kind of book that reminds you why you fell in love with reading -- SJ. Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep
A fabulously gripping read that will appeal to fans of Girl With a Pearl Earring and The Goldfinch, but Burton is a genuinely new voice with her visceral take on sex, race and class . . . Burton writes great complex female characters * Observer *
A terrific novel: compelling cast, gripping plot, writing to savour -- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall
A remarkable debut - complex, involving and deeply atmospheric -- Deborah Moggach, author of Tulip Fever
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton is set in 17th century Amsterdam where a trader presents his new wife Nella with a miniature replica of their home. Its tiny occupants mirror their real-life counterparts and show Nella what grave dangers lie in wait. -- Hot Books of 2014 * Daily Express *
Utterly beguiling and impeccably written. I am missing the characters already -- Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers
A delight on every page, The Miniaturist completely immerses the reader in sumptuous but strict seventeenth-century Amsterdam. Burton's novel is lovingly done, and exquisite to read -- Naomi Wood, author of Mrs. Hemingway
Utterly transporting . . . My first instinct on finishing this book was to immediately read it again -- Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites
A fabulously gripping read that will appeal to fans of Girl With a Pearl Earring and The Goldfinch, but Burton is a genuinely new voice with her visceral take on sex, race and class . . . Burton writes great complex female characters * Observer *
A terrific novel: compelling cast, gripping plot, writing to savour -- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall
A remarkable debut - complex, involving and deeply atmospheric -- Deborah Moggach, author of Tulip Fever
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton is set in 17th century Amsterdam where a trader presents his new wife Nella with a miniature replica of their home. Its tiny occupants mirror their real-life counterparts and show Nella what grave dangers lie in wait. -- Hot Books of 2014 * Daily Express *
Utterly beguiling and impeccably written. I am missing the characters already -- Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers
A delight on every page, The Miniaturist completely immerses the reader in sumptuous but strict seventeenth-century Amsterdam. Burton's novel is lovingly done, and exquisite to read -- Naomi Wood, author of Mrs. Hemingway
Utterly transporting . . . My first instinct on finishing this book was to immediately read it again -- Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites
Jessie Burton is the author of the Sunday Times number one and New York Times bestsellers The Miniaturist, The House of Fortune, and The Muse, and the children’s book The Restless Girls. In its year of publication The Miniaturist sold over a million copies, and in 2017 it was adapted into a major TV series for BBC One. Her novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and she is a regular essay writer for newspapers and magazines. She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447250937 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447250931 |
| Title | The Miniaturist |
| Author | Jessie Burton |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2015-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Book Awards New Writer of the Year 2014 (UK), Winner of National Book Awards Book of the Year 2014 (UK), Winner of Specsavers Gold Bestseller Award 2018 (UK), Long-listed for Desmond Elliott Prize 2015 (UK), Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2014 (UK) |
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