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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 splendid new home is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, and leaves Nella alone with his sister, the fearsome Marin.Nella's life unexpectedly changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish it,...

Fabulously gripping' 'Powerful and richly imagined' Observer Sunday TimesThere is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . . On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives at a grand house in Amsterdam to begin her new life as the wife of wealthy merchant Johannes Brandt. Though curiously distant, he presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusiv...

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. But Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her ...

England, 1967. Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean émigré trying to make her way in London. While working at a prestigious gallery, she discovers a painting rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles, a young, talented artist whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades. Drawn into a web of secrets and deceptions, Odelle does not know what to believe—or who she can trust. Spain, 1936. Olive Schloss, the daughter of an art dealer and a...

England, 1967. Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean émigré trying to make her way in London. While working at a prestigious gallery, she discovers a painting rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles, a young, talented artist whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades. Drawn into a web of secrets and deceptions, Odelle does not know what to believe—or who she can trust. Spain, 1936. Olive Schloss, the daughter of an art dealer and a...

PRAISE FOR THE MINIATURIST'The literary sensation of the year' Sunday Times'Fabulously gripping . . . Burton is a genuinely new voice' Observer'Tantalising, beautifully poised, exquisitely detailed' Sunday Express'Atmospheric and fascinating . . . keeps you gripped right to the unexpected conclusion' The Times'Remarkable . . . complex, involving and deeply atmospheric' Deborah Moggach'Haunting, magical and full of surprises, the kind of book t...

PRAISE FOR THE MINIATURIST'The literary sensation of the year' Sunday Times'Fabulously gripping . . . Burton is a genuinely new voice' Observer'Tantalising, beautifully poised, exquisitely detailed' Sunday Express'Atmospheric and fascinating . . . keeps you gripped right to the unexpected conclusion' The Times'Remarkable . . . complex, involving and deeply atmospheric' Deborah Moggach'Haunting, magical and full of surprises, the kind of book t...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA picture hides a thousand words . . . On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, ready for her luck to change. She has been employed as a typist by the glamorous and enigmatic Marjorie Quick, who unlocks a potential Odelle didn't realize she had. When a lost masterpiece arrives at the gallery, Quick seems to know more than she is prepared to reveal a...

It’s 1967 and Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean émigré trying to make her way in London. She takes a job at the prestigious Skelton Institute of Art and is taken under the wing of the mesmerizing and mysterious Marjorie Quick. When Odelle discovers a painting rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles—a Spanish artist whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades—she finds herself drawn into a complex web of secrets and deceptions.Th...

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller A picture hides a thousand words . . .On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she arrived from Trinidad five years ago, she has been offered a job as a typist under the tutelage of the glamorous and enigmatic Marjorie Quick. But though Quick tak...

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Her kadin kendi kaderinin mimaridir.1686 senesinin soguk bir sonbahar gününde, on sekiz yasindaki Nella Oortman, saygin tüccar Johannes Brandtin karisi olarak yeni bir hayata baslamak üzere Amsterdama gelir. Ancak yeni evi tüm ihtisamina ragmen pek kucaklayici degildir. Kibar ama mesafeli bir adam olan Johannes daima calisma odasinda ya da ambarindaki bürosunda zaman gecirmekte, Nellayi sivri dilli bir kadin olan kiz kardesi Marinle bas basa b...

Amsterdam, 1686. Nella Oortman trouwt met een vooraanstaand VOC-koopman en gaat wonen aan de prestigieuze Herengracht. Als zij een manshoog poppenhuis krijgt, vinden er steeds meer vreemde gebeurtenissen plaats. Jessie Burton, auteur van Het huis aan de Gouden Bocht. 'Een waarheidsgetrouw beeld van de tijd waarin Petronella Oortman het poppenhuis kreeg van haar man.' De Telegraaf 'Een en al Rijksmuseum, een en al Amsterdam.' Wim Pijbes, ...

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HET HUIS AAN DE GOUDEN BOCHT in eenvoudige taal door Jet Doedel. Deze roman is geschreven door de Britse schrijfster Jessie Burton en speelt zich af in zeventiende-eeuws Amsterdam. De jonge Nella is net getrouwd met een man die twee keer zo oud is als zij, een VOC-koopman. Ze wonen in een prachtig huis aan de gracht, met een paar bedienden en met haar schoonzus Maren. Haar nieuwe echtgenoot is niet erg aardig tegen haar en moet steeds op reis....

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