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The miniaturist book6/2/2023 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. On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways. There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. 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. 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. 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, appearance and truth. Winner of the Specsavers National Book Award and Waterstones Book of the Year. The phenomenal number one bestseller and a major BBC TV series.
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