{"id":1619,"date":"2016-06-24T20:29:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2020-02-24T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T05:09:36","slug":"miniaturist-jessie-burton-doll-houses-mystery-late-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/miniaturist-jessie-burton-doll-houses-mystery-late-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton – Doll houses, Uncanny Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
An 18 year old wife, new to Amsterdam, is given a mysterious wedding gift – a cabinet sized doll’s house. Very soon she starts receiving mysterious packages to furnish the house, always coinciding with the changes happening in the items in the household and its inhabitants. Who is the miniaturist? Does someone have the power to predict the future or are their lives being controlled by some unknown force? The Miniaturist<\/em> by Jessie Burton is an excellent, entertaining read.<\/p>\n
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What tempted me to Read The Miniaturist<\/em><\/h3>\n
The amazing blurb sounds\u00a0really eerie- imagine getting presents and then having to witness in reality what the presents predict!<\/p>\n
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And what is more strange, Petronella Oortman was real woman with a real dollhouse that you can view at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The story is purely fictional and not biographical, but that does add an extra edge to any reader\u2019s curiosity. \u00a0Here is a picture of the actual doll house.<\/p>\n