The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
This is an interesting and good first
book by this author though I was a little dissatisfied by the title character being
quite so elusive without explanation or understanding of her motivation.
‘There is nothing hidden that will not
be revealed…
On an autumn day in 1686,
eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives at a grand house in Amsterdam to begin
her new life as the wife of wealthy merchant Johannes Brandt. Though curiously distant,
he presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of
their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny
creations ring eerily true.
As Nella uncovers the secrets of her
new household she realizes the escalating dangers they face. The miniaturist seems
to hold their fate in her hands – but does she plan to save or destroy them?’
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