The miniaturist 2014 and the muse 2016, published in 38 languages. Author jessie burtons debut novel inspired by a dolls house is next big thing. Bbc radio 4 book at bedtime, the miniaturist episode guide. In rich, vivid detail, sally oreilly breathes life into englands first female poet, a mysterious woman nearly forgotten by history. Bbc iplayer fault leaves r4 listeners reeling from horrible dance. Burtons 2014 debut novel the miniaturist is set in 17thcentury amsterdam. My sister, the serial killer is a blackly comic novel about how blood is thicker and more difficult.
When the van door slammed on offreds future at the end of the handmaids tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for herfreedom, prison or death. Jessie burtons the miniaturist and more the new york. A entertainment weekly the miniaturist is that rarest of things beautifully written, yet also a compelling pageturner. Author jessie burtons debut novel inspired by a dolls. Bbc iplayer fault leaves r4 listeners reeling from.
Buy the miniaturist by jessie burton, audible studios from amazons fiction. Full of passion and devilish schemes, dark aemilia is a tale worthy of the bard. A tense bbc period drama featuring an excellent anya taylorjoy performance. Jessica kathryn burton born 17 august 1982 is an english author and actress. The miniaturist the book at bedtime that was affected is set in the late 17th century and follows a young womans new life as the wife of a dutch east india company merchant trader and. Available now 0 next on 0 there are currently no available episodes. The miniaturist the book at bedtime that was affected is set in the late 17th century and follows a young womans new life as the wife of a. Bbc radio 4 book at bedtime, the miniaturist available now. Anya taylorjoy and jessie burton spoke to indiewire about the pbs masterpiece miniseries that defies expectations.
Adaptation of jessie burtons book of the same name, tells the story of a young woman, nella oortman, who has been semireluctantly married off. Jessie burton is the author of three novels, the miniaturist 2014, and the muse 2016, published in 38 languages, and the confession which published september 2019 and became an immediate sunday times bestseller. Nella is welcomed into married life with a strange and lavish present. New york times bestsellers and featured on bbc radio 4s book at bedtime. But her lavishly furnished new home is not welcoming, and its inhabitants seem preoccupied with their own secrets.
Its haunting, magical, and full of surprises, the kind of book that reminds you why you fell in love with reading. Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world. Book at bedtime the miniaturist episodes available now. On a cold autumn day in 1686, 18yearold nella oortman arrives in amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of the dutch east india companys most successful merchant trader, johannes brandt.
Since graduating from oxford university and the central school of speech and drama, jessie burton has published two novels. Reading guide for the miniaturist by jessie burton discussion guide for book clubs. On a cold autumn day in 1686, 18yearold nella oortman arrives in amsterdam to begin a. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and literature from around the world. The miniaturist star, author discuss episode 1 twist, dollhouses. The miniaturist is about young nella who lives in the small town of assendelft and is married off to a much older man named johannes brandt who is from amsterdam in 1686 during its golden age. Burton conjures every scent and crackle of nellas world. Book at bedtime, the miniaturist, episode 1 bbc radio 4. Unless one has read burtons book, some of the biggest revelations in the series are genuinely surprising because it takes advantage of our.