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Zusatztext The most beautiful book you'll read this year , a glittering glass bauble of brilliance , the story of Thea will break your heart and put it back together again . Capturing how it was to be eighteen with such acuity and grace, I believed I was there again. Thought The Miniaturist was the end of the story? Think again. Shining, sinuous, a marvel . Informationen zum Autor Jessie Burton is the author of the Sunday Times number one and New York Times bestsellers The Miniaturist and The Muse , the Sunday Times bestseller The Confession , The House of Fortune , and the children’s 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. Klappentext The sequel to the million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist , The House of Fortune returns us to the Brandt family in Amsterdam in 1705 for a story of secrets and ambition. Vorwort The sequel to the million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist , The House of Fortune returns us to the mysterious Brandt family in Amsterdam in 1705 for a story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young woman’s determination to rule her own destiny. Zusammenfassung The Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller The sequel to Jessie Burton’s 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 city’s 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 Thea’s 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 Amsterdam’s most exclusive ball, she is overjoyed – perhaps this will set their fortunes straight. But, as Thea discovers new miniatures, Nella’s fears are realized. Eighteen years after she first entered the family’s 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 woman’s determination to rule her own destiny. ...
