"There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . .
On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways . . .
Nella is at first mystified by the closed world of the Brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them all. Does the miniaturist hold their fate in her hands? And will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall?"
The Miniaturist
was very different from any other book I've read, and really wasn't what I was expecting it to be like. The book tells the story through the eyes of Nella, and she has just got married and has moved to a very different world from what she is used to. She is determined to be a good wife and can't understand why Johannes isn't interested.For me the part of the story which I felt never got fully explained was about actual miniaturist, not that it took anything away from the story, I just felt I never fully understood it. Anyway don't let that out you off, its a really interesting novel and you get a good insight into what life would have been like in Amsterdam in the late 1600's.
Let me know if you have read this novel and what you thought about it and also let me know of any other books you would recommend.
Sam x
