Over the eighteen years the Brandt House has suffered due to the events at the end of The Miniaturist, leaving Nella, Otto and Cornelia living in more impoverished circumstances, slowly selling off items of values just so they can keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. first page I was back in eighteenth century Amsterdam with old friends. Jessie Burton, however has written the perfect sequel, and from the. It can be quite daunting picking up a sequel to one of your favourite books, you have expectations and worry they may not be met. As secrets and lies are revealed, Nella realsises that she has to go back to her past to secure the families future. But as Thea questions her past, and small miniatures are left, Nella wonders that the Miniaturist is back, and toying with the family again. However, Nella has other ideas as the family have fallen from grace and need a good marriage for Thea to save the family and their home. Thea, Marin’s daughter is turning eighteen, an adult now and planning a future with her secret lover Walter. The House of Fortune is set eighteen years after the The Miniaturist, after the deaths of Johannas and Marin, with Nella, Otto and Cornelia still living in the Brandt family home on the wealthy part of the Herengracht Canal. I’m always excited when Jessie Burton releases a new book, but the release of The House of Fortune is super exciting as it is the sequel to her debut book The Miniaturist, one of my favourite books. But their fates are still unclear, and when Nella feels a strange prickling sensation on the back of her neck, she remembers the miniaturist who entered her life and toyed with her fortunes eighteen years ago. 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.Īnd indeed, the ball does set things spinning: new figures enter their life, promising new futures. On Thea’s birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present. At the city’s theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, all is not well – her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat. In the golden city of Amsterdam, in 1705, Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and she is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. Follow me Publisher : Picador Main Market edition (7 July 2022)
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