The
miniaturist begins sending lifelike dolls and furnishings and is able to predict the future.
So Nella goes about hiring a
miniaturist (Emily Berrington) to furnish it.
"I wanted to write about domesticity and claustrophobia but also about imagination - and that's where the character of The
Miniaturist came in," the author says.
CHRISTMAS BELLES The
Miniaturist OTHER treats include BBC's natural history programme Snow Bears, which follows polar bear cubs and is voiced by Kate Winslet, and festive specials of Lee Mack's Not Going Out and Kris Marshall's Death in Paradise.
Book publisher Picador revealed on Friday that it has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to two new titles by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The
Miniaturist and The Muse.
1 It was famously a trip to the Rijksmuseum that sparked the idea for The
Miniaturist. What inspired you to write The Muse?
Since then, The
Miniaturist, published in 2014, has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than a million copies worldwide.
"I was working to promote The
Miniaturist and touring and writing The Muse, and I didn't really have time to stop and notice how much my life had changed and how I'd got this new career and these new adventures and duties, but not necessarily the experience, understanding, time or energy to handle it all.
It is beautifully complemented by Angela Barrett's exquisite illustrations, painted with the skill of a
miniaturist. The warmth of the colour palette, the atmospheric use of light, the sumptuous scrollwork and the ornately-framed vignettes result in a rich visual experience.
One of the first artists to portray Clarke, in the stylised neoclassical manner for which he was famous, was the Irish
miniaturist Adam Buck--an 'artist in the age of Jane Austen', as an upcoming exhibition at the Ashmolean describes him (16 July-4 October).
Nella engages a
miniaturist to create furnishings for her cabinet house.
* Read it now in paperback The
Miniaturist, Jessie Burton, ISBN 9781447250937 (Picador) BD4.500 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
Among the most highly anticipated releases of last year, the hardback edition of The
Miniaturist topped bestseller lists and was named Waterstones Book of the Year 2014 – not bad for Jessie Burton's debut novel.
The
Miniaturist, her first novel, will be published in 29 countries.
Fans of historical fiction will be drawn to The
Miniaturist, a fantastical tale from British debut novelist Jessie Burton that takes place in 17th-century Amsterdam.
