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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
416
Utgivningsdatum
2022-07-07
Förlag
Picador
Dimensioner
224 x 145 x 40 mm
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526 g
ISBN
9781509886081

The House of Fortune

A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick from the Author of The Miniaturist

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The Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller The sequel to Jessie Burtons million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist, The House of Fortune returns to Nella's mysterious family in historic 18th-century Amsterdam for a story of fate and fortune. Elegant, atmospheric, compelling. I absolutely loved it - Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel A book of beauty and insight . . . awe-inspiring. Burton is a master storyteller - Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie 1705. In the golden city of Amsterdam Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and she is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the citys theatre, the love of her life awaits her, but at home all is not well her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat. On Theas birthday, also the day that her mother died, the secrets of the past begin to overwhelm the present. Nella is desperate to save the family and maintain appearances, to find Thea a husband who will guarantee her future, and when they receive an invitation to Amsterdams most exclusive ball, she is overjoyed perhaps this will set their fortunes straight. But, as Thea discovers new miniatures, Nellas fears are realized. Eighteen years after she first entered the familys life, the miniaturist may have plans of her own . . . The House of Fortune is a glorious, sweeping story of ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young womans determination to rule her own destiny.
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A more than worthy sequel to The Miniaturist. Elegant, atmospheric, compelling. I absolutely loved it -- Marian Keyes, author of <i>Again, Rachel</i> A book of beauty and insight . . . awe-inspiring. Burton is a master storyteller . . . I felt I could see, smell, live and breathe every page . . . a delight for anyone who is about to read it -- Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of <i>The Party</i> and <i>Magpie</i> Clever and satisfying . . . Burton is an acute observer . . . A worthy sequel, mature and thoughtful * Guardian * Satisfying . . . a moving celebration of the possibilities for change and regeneration in life * Sunday Times * A joyous read: compassionate, wise and fabulously immersive . . . a beguiling, tender sequel . . . Brilliant * i * Sumptuous, elegant and atmospheric * Prima * The most beautiful book you'll read this year. A spectacular achievement . . . [it] will break your heart and put it back together again . . . Shining, sinuous, truly a marvel -- Kate Williams Elegant historical suspense * Grazia * Returning to the world of her bestselling The Miniaturist, Jessie Burtons tale of a curious young woman in 18th-century Amsterdam finds her at the top of her game * Observer * A satisfying, page-turning romp with a heroine to root for * Sunday Express * Beautifully crafted and brimming with historical detail * Sunday Post * Fans of The Miniaturist are in for a treat with this sequel * Red * The mysterious writing draws in any curious reader * The Herald *

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Jessie Burton is the author of the Sunday Times number one and New York Times bestsellers The Miniaturist and The Muse, as well as the Sunday Times bestseller The Confession and the childrens books The Restless Girls and Medusa. In its year of publication The Miniaturist sold over a million copies worldwide, and in 2017 it was adapted into a major TV series for BBC One. Her novels have been translated into forty languages, and she is a regular essay writer for newspapers and magazines. She lives in London.