![]() ![]() The miniaturist could be simply a highly perceptive observer, but she’s deliberately ambiguous. I don’t believe there’s an objective reality, we all construct our own stories to make sense of our lives. Cornelia the maid is highly suspicious, whereas Nella sees her as benign. Jessie Burton this is her first novel, and it comes with a great deal of hype, having been sold in 30. Q: In your own mind how far does the supernatural foretelling of the miniaturist character go?Ī: The miniaturist for me is a question of perception and what people want to believe. The Miniaturist has a singular and vivid setting, and by rights it should beguile utterly. ![]() Nella has been set up in a marriage, thought to be a dream come true by her mother and every other girl in her village, Assendelft. It follows the story of our main character, Petronella Oortman, from the minute she knocks on her new husband’s door. Historical accuracy is important in terms of how they behaved, what they ate, but no one can know how those people truly thought. Rating: 4.5/5 The Miniaturist is a haunting novel set in 17 th century Amsterdam. The only thing I wanted to take as a character was the doll’s house. How come?Ī: It was only my Dutch editor that told me that Nella buried one husband and a child, then married again. Q: The Oortmans were real people, but you haven’t used their lives. ![]() Many of the artifacts are things which have not survived in actual size, so to social historians it is invaluable. A: Nella’s house is filled with the paraphernalia of everyday life: china, cots, screens pots and pans. ![]()
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