by Jessie Burton · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781509881857
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«The Miniaturist» is the historical novel by Jessie Burton, published by Picador in paperback (432 pages, in English).
In 1686 Amsterdam, Nella Oortman marries the merchant Johannes Brandt and moves into his opulent but cold house alongside her stern sister-in-law Marin. When Johannes gives her a miniature replica of their home, the miniaturist unsettlingly reproduces the Brandts' life, and Nella uncovers the secrets threatening the family.
Jessie Burton's debut novel and first volume of The Miniaturist series. Winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year 2014.
Suitable for reading groups and for those who enjoy historical mystery fiction set in the seventeenth century.
Jessica Kathryn Burton is an English author; As of 2025, she has published four novels, The Miniaturist, The Muse, The Confession, The House of Fortune and three books for children, The Restless Girls, Medusa and Hidden Treasure. All four adult novels were Sunday Times best-sellers, with The Miniaturist, The Muse and The House of Fortune reaching no. 1, and both The Miniaturist and The Muse were New York Times best-sellers, and Radio 4's Books at Bedtime. Collectively her novels have been published in almost 40 languages. Her short stories have been published in Harpers Bazaar US and Stylist.
