![]() ![]() The Miniaturist didn’t play a major role in the book and thinking back on it, didn’t affect the plot at all. I thought the book was a good depiction of life in 1600s Amsterdam and the characters were well-developed, but I felt the book could have been 100 pages shorter and had just as much action. I thought it was going to sweep me off my feet. Is the miniaturist the key to their salvation. Only one person seems to see the fate that awaits them. ![]() In this repressively pious society where gold is worshipped second only to God, to be different is a threat to the moral fabric of society, and not even a man as rich as Johannes is safe. But as she uncovers its unusual secrets, she begins to understand-and fear-the escalating dangers that await them all. Johannes’ gift helps Nella to pierce the closed world of the Brandt household. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist-an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office-leaving Nella alone with his sister, the sharp-tongued and forbidding Marin.īut Nella’s world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |