Cover of The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

by Jessie Burton

2014 · thriller & suspense · adult

Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

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.

Set in

  • Herengracht · Netherlands
    Golden Age canal house
    ★ primary
  • Rijksmuseum · Netherlands
    cabinet house inspiration

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