Description
In the opulent yet stifling atmosphere of 1686 Amsterdam, eighteen-year-old Nella arrives to marry a wealthy merchant, only to find herself isolated in a grand house with a distant husband and a forbidding sister-in-law. Her life takes a mysterious turn when her husband gifts her a miniature replica of their home, prompting her to seek out an enigmatic miniaturist whose uncanny creations seem to predict the future. As Nella furnishes her dollhouse, she begins to unravel the secrets of the Brandt household and the dangerous currents of their society, where piety and wealth mask hidden truths and escalating peril. This exquisitely crafted novel explores themes of love, obsession, betrayal, and the precarious balance between appearance and reality.
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paperback
Ecco
Published Aug 26, 2014
416 pages
ISBN: 9780062306814
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Details
First Published
2014
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton.