The miniaturist / Jessie Burton.
On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office -- leaving Nella alone with his sister, the sharp-tongued and forbidding Marin. But Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist -- an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways. Johannes' gift helps Nella to pierce the closed world of the Brandt household. But as she uncovers its unusual secrets, she begins to understand -- and fear -- the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society where gold is worshipped second only to God, to be different is a threat to the moral fabric of society, and not even a man as rich as Johannes is safe. Only one person seems to see the fate that awaits them. Is the miniaturist the key to their salvation... or the architect of their destruction?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443428477
- Physical Description: 416 p. ; map.
- Edition: Harper Perennial Trade Paperback edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. [2015]
Search for related items by subject
Search for related items by series
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Sitka.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interurban Library | PR 6102 U782 M56 2015 (Text) | 26040003353808 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
Lansdowne Library | PAPERBACK (Text) | 26040003353790 | Recreational Reading | Volume hold | Available | - |