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      • Utterly transporting, The Miniaturist is one of those rare debut novels that excels in every regard. The past is brought to life in potent, sensory detail: one feels steeped in it. Burton's prose beguiles the reader, while a riptide of a plot takes hold with an unrelenting grip of suspense.
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  2. Jul 3, 2014 · 143,869 ratings14,613 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2014) Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam--a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion--a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant.

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  3. Aug 26, 2014 · A talented new writer of historical fiction evokes 17th-century Amsterdam, the opulent but dangerous Dutch capital, where an innocent young wife must navigate the intrigues of her new household.

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  4. Enchanting, beautiful, and exquisitely suspenseful, The Miniaturist is a magnificent story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truth. Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam - a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion - a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition ...

  5. Sep 26, 2014 · THE MINIATURIST. By Jessie Burton. Ecco/HarperCollins, $26.99. Burton’s debut novel finds its inspiration in a 17th-century hobby for the rich: an ostentatious dollhouse owned by the wife...

  6. Oct 4, 2022 · The Miniaturist was the debut novel by Jessie Burton, released back in 2014. To say it was successful is a massive understatement. It was the winner of the Specsavers National Book Award and Waterstones Book of the Year, featured on the Richard and Judy book club and was later made into a major BBC drama series.

  7. Jun 2, 2015 · Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam—a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion—a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant. ”There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . .“.

  8. Fans of Jessie Burton's bestselling historical fiction novels The Miniaturist and The House of Fortune can make sure all her brilliant books find their rightful place on their shelves, with our handy guide.

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