The Miniaturist

The phenomenal number one bestseller and a major BBC TV series. Winner of the Specsavers National Book Award and Waterstones Book of the Year. A Richard and Judy Book Club selection. There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . . On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old

Wenn der Schein trügt, muss man zweimal hinsehen Die junge Nella wird mit dem Amsterdamer Handelsmann Johannes Brandt verheiratet. Als sie sein herrschaftliches Haus an der Herengracht zum ersten Mal betritt, schlägt ihr kalte Abneigung von Seiten ihrer neuen Familie entgegen. Nur das Hochzeitsgeschenk spendet ihr Trost: ein Puppenhaus, das

Books about Die Magie der kleinen Dinge

Books about Die Magie der kleinen Dinge

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. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse

'A tale of immense originality and intrigue. The Miniaturist is every bit as perfect and detailed as a Mughal painting should be. Well crafted in all its details of colour and texture, it is an intensely passionate creation' Observer Set in the court of the Emperor Akbar in 16th-century India,

Zwischen dem Swinging London der 60er Jahre und dem schwülheißen Andalusien am Vorabend der Spanischen Revolution entspinnt sich diese fesselnde Geschichte zweier jungen Frauen, die durch ein Gemälde schicksalhaft miteinander verwoben sind. London, 1967. Odelle Bastien, aus Trinidad nach England gekommen, um ihren Traum vom Schreiben zu verwirklichen, ergattert einen

NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMAThe phenomenal no. 1 bestseller"Fabulously gripping" ObserverOn 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

In The Sumptuous Court Of The Emperor Akbar, In 16Th Century India, A Group Of Artists Begins The Painstaking Task Of Chronicling The Emperor'S Life. Bihzad Is The Son Of The Chief Artist And As Such, He Is Groomed To Follow In His Father'S Footsteps. A Child Prodigy, Bihzad Is

Books about The Life and Works of Giorgio Giulio Clovio, Miniaturist