Jessie Burton

"Love, war, desire, and art--it's all here." --ElleA picture hides a thousand words . . . On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she arrived from Trinidad five years ago, she has been offered a job as a typist under the tutelage of the glamorous and enigmatic Marjorie Quick. But though Quick takes Odelle into her confidence, and unlocks a potential she didn't know she had, she remains a mystery - no more so than when a lost masterpiece with a secret history is delivered to the gallery. The truth about the painting lies in 1936 and a large house in rural Spain, where Olive Schloss, the daughter of a renowned art dealer, is harboring ambitions of her own. Into this fragile paradise come artist and revolutionary Isaac Robles and his half-sister Teresa, who immediately insinuate themselves into the Schloss family, with explosive and devastating consequences . . . Seductive, exhilarating and suspenseful, The Muse is an unforgettable novel about aspiration and identity, love and obsession, authenticity and deception - a masterpiece from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist.

#2000-talets bäst säljande brittiska debutroman alla kategorier den största succédebuten sedan Harry Potter & de vises sten!#Utsedd till Årets bästa bok i National Book Awards#Waterstones Book of the Year#Vald till Årets bästa bok av The Observer#Vald till En av årets bästa böcker i The Telegraph, The Sunday Times, Evening Standard, Elle, Glamour, Harper s Bazaar och Vogue»Jag blir lyckligt sittande med Miniatyrmakaren, drömmande inför allt glitter. En oemotståndlig berättelse.« | LOTTA OLSSON, DN»En fantastisk läsupplevelse med ett välskrivet, vackert språk som gör att man glömmer allt omkring sig och låter sig uppslukas av en spännande, vacker och mänskligt berörande historia.« | BEAS BOKHYLLA En höstdag 1686 knackar artonåriga Nella Oortman på dörren till ett stort hus i Amsterdams rikaste kvarter. Nella har kommit från landet för att påbörja sitt nya liv som hustru till den framgångsrike köpmannen Johannes Brandt, men möts i stället av hans bitska syster Marin. Först senare dyker Johannes upp - och ger henne en bröllopspresent utöver det vanliga: en exakt kopia av deras hem i form av ett kabinettskåp. Skåpet ska inredas av en gåtfull miniatyrmakare, vars pyttesmå skapelser visar sig spegla sina verkliga motsvarigheter på överraskande sätt. Nella blir till en början förbryllad av den slutna världen i hushållet Brandt, men i takt med att hon uppdagar dess hemligheter förstår hon vilka allvarliga faror som hotar dem alla. Håller miniatyrmakaren deras öde i sina händer? Och kommer hon i så fall att vara nyckeln till deras räddning eller orsaken till deras fall? I svensk översättning av Leif Janzon & Charlotte Hjukström. JESSIE BURTON [född 1982] är en brittisk författare som gjort enorm succé med sin första roman Miniatyrmakaren [The Miniaturist], som snabbt blivit 2000-talets bäst säljande brittiska debutroman. Boken har hyllats av kritikerna, fått en rad utmärkelser och jämförts med bland annat Donna Tartts Den hemliga historien och Tracey Chevaliers Flicka med pärlörhänge. Miniatyrmakaren kommer också att produceras i en påkostad dramaserie av produktionsbolaget som ligger bakom filmatiseringen av Hilary Mantels roman Wolf Hall. Jessie Burton är bosatt i sydöstra London. »Om du sträckläste Donna Tartts Steglitsan kommer du att älska Miniatyrmakaren.« | EVENING STANDARD»Fängslande, magisk och full av överraskningar.« | S. J. WATSON, Before I Go to Sleep«»Suveränt uppslukande läsning.« | THE OBSERVER

Now a television miniseries, as seen on Masterpiece on PBSSet 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 . . ." On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office--leaving Nella alone with his sister, the sharp-tongued and forbidding Marin. But Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist--an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways . . . Johannes' gift helps Nella to pierce the closed world of the Brandt household. But as she uncovers its unusual secrets, she begins to understand--and fear--the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society where gold is worshipped second only to God, to be different is a threat to the moral fabric of society, and not even a man as rich as Johannes is safe. Only one person seems to see the fate that awaits them. Is the miniaturist the key to their salvation . . . or the architect of their destruction? Enchanting, beautiful, and exquisitely suspenseful, The Miniaturist is a magnificent story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truth.

A sensational feat of storytelling for fans of Sarah Waters and Donna Tartt

The phenomenal number one bestseller and a major BBC TV series. A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick. Winner of the Specsavers National Book Award and Waterstones Book of the Year. Beautiful, 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. 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. 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. Only later does Johannes appear and present 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 mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways . . . 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. Does the miniaturist hold their fate in her hands? And will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall?'My first instinct on finishing this book was to immediately read it again' - Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites

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 . . ." On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office--leaving Nella alone with his sister, the sharp-tongued and forbidding Marin. But Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist--an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways . . . Johannes' gift helps Nella to pierce the closed world of the Brandt household. But as she uncovers its unusual secrets, she begins to understand--and fear--the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society where gold is worshipped second only to God, to be different is a threat to the moral fabric of society, and not even a man as rich as Johannes is safe. Only one person seems to see the fate that awaits them. Is the miniaturist the key to their salvation . . . or the architect of their destruction? Enchanting, beautiful, and exquisitely suspenseful, The Miniaturist is a magnificent story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truth.