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Item Details
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THE MINIATURIST
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| By: |
Jessie Burton |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1447250915 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781447250913 |
| Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
3 July, 2014 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
The sensational No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller |
| Synopsis: |
The phenomenal Number One BestsellerWinner of the Specsavers National Book Award and Waterstones Book of the YearA Richard and Judy Book Club selectionThere is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . . 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?Beautiful, intoxicating and filled with heart-pounding suspense, Jessie Burton's magnificent debut novel The Miniaturist is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truth. |
| Reader Age: |
From 18 years |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Picador |
| Prizes: |
Winner of National Book Awards New Writer of the Year 2014
Winner of National Book Awards Book of the Year 2014
Long-listed for Desmond Elliott Prize 2015
Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2014 |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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