The Sunday Times Bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club Pick
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Köp båda 2 för 513 krBurton's multi-layered story is never less than engaging . . . she has an undoubted gift for seizing the reader's attention and holding it . . . powerful . . . genuinely surprising * Sunday Times * Deftly plotted, a masterclass in pacing, tension and suspense, and richly characterised . . . exquisitely written, evocative and suspenseful * Sunday Express * Those who loved The Miniaturist will find here all the cliffhangers, twists and heart-stopping revelations they expected, and in two evocative settings . . . as a study of female creativity, it triumphs * Daily Telegraph * An exhilarating read, Jessie Burton can expect more awards to soon be coming her way * The Herald * Tremendous vitality . . . her craftsmanship and surefooted prose ensure a satisfying conclusion * Daily Mail * Rich and gripping . . . excellently explores the writing process itself . . . Burton breathes life into her words * Independent * An intricate story of imposture . . . strong on the emotional and sensual . . . who would bet against it selling a million copies like its predecessor? * Guardian * Readers who enjoyed The Miniaturist won't be disappointed * The Times * Richly atmospheric and engrossing . . . you'll turn the pages feverishly * Daily Express * Impressive . . . It takes all the promise of The Miniaturist - the complex female characters, an entrancing mystery, a lush and evocative sense of place - and executes it with wit and style. My book of the summer * Elle * A painterly writer with an eye for the telling detail . . . suspenseful . . . when the postman rang the doorbell bang in the middle of the denoument, I sprinted back up six flights of stairs to know who was going to get out of Arazuelo alive * The Spectator * Burton is also adept at generating atmosphere and a sense of place (both Spain and London are vividly realised) and she brings her characters' lives a degree of commitment, imaginative compassion and detail that brings them palpably and affectingly to life * The National * Clever and complex, with a shocking climax . . . Seductive, exhilarating and suspenseful . . . a masterpiece * Belfast Telegraph * Delves deep into another world . . . the must-read of summer 2016 * Glamour * Jessie Burton's gripping new novel follows a young London art-gallery employee whose discovery of a lost masterpiece draws her into the mystery surrounding its provenance * Harpers Bazaar * A deeply involving and thought-provoking read * Woman & Home * Another surefire bestseller * Fabulous * I found it to be one of the most powerful and beautiful and original things I have read in a very long time. It is exquisite in every way -- Claire Kendal, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Book of You</i> A beautifully crafted, simmering love story * Glamour (10 Best Novels of 2016) * Jessie Burtons The Muse is both elegant and as gripping as a thriller, even better than her first -- SJ Watson * Guardian *
Jessie Burton is the author of the Sunday Times number one and New York Times bestsellers The Miniaturist and The Muse, The House of Fortune and the childrens book The Restless Girls. In its year of publication The Miniaturist sold over a million copies, and was adapted into a major TV series for BBC One. Her novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and she is a regular essay writer for newspapers and magazines. She lives in London.