Jessie Burton

1705. Thea Brandt is about to turn eighteen, and at the theatre in Amsterdam's golden city centre she has met the love of her life. At home, the Brandt family faces ruin, and Thea's aunt Nella is convinced the only solution is to find Thea a wealthy husband among the city's elite. As Thea and Nella...

If I told you that I'd killed a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the how, what happened next? Monster. Man-hater. Murderess. Forget everything you've been told about Medusa. Internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton flips the script in this astonishing retelling...

Amszterdam, 1686. A tizennyolc éves Petronella Oortman a városba érkezését követően elfoglalja helyét dúsgazdag kereskedő férje, Johannes Brandt oldalán. Hamarosan rá kell azonban ébrednie, hogy az élete nem pontosan olyan lesz, mint amilyennek elképzelte, és hogy a Brandt-ház...

The Old Church, Amsterdam: Tuesday, 14th January 168^ The funeral is supposed to be a quiet affair, for the deceased had no friends. But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church's east corner is crowded. She watches the scene unfold from the safety of...