What a breathtaking book. 'The Miniaturist' conjures up all sorts of images. Haunting, melancholy, powerful and beautiful, whilst also creating an amazing, realistic world of 17th Century Amsterdam. It's so real in fact that you can almost taste it. I don't believe there will ever be another piece of literature like it.
Nella is an 18 year old girl who is set to begin her new life in Amsterdam as the wife of a wealthy merchant trader named Johannes. Although the house is grand and she wants for nothing, Nella feels increasingly alienated, not just by her husband who will not pay her any attention, but by his sister Marin and the servants. One day however, Johannes gifts Nella with a sumptuous miniature dollhouse, a replica of their own home which she falls in love with. But what of the mysterious miniaturist who has started sending Nella gifts for the dollhouse without request? Why is her sister in law so against her and so obsessed with her brother, and what part does Nella have to play in it?
The answers will become clear, but will surprise you and thrill you along the way.
Jessie Burton is fantastic.
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