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A dazzling, feminist fairytale from the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. This inspirational story about family, sisterhood, imagination and bravery is a modern classic to be handed down from mother to daughter for generations 'A fierce fairytale for the rebel girl' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'A complete revelation' THANDIE NEWTON 'A magical modern retelling of an old fairytale ... Exquisite' JACQUELINE WILSON 'Wild, wise, generous, ferocious' KATHERINE RUNDELL For her twelve daughters, Queen Laurelia's death in a motor car accident is a disaster beyond losing a mother. Their father, King Alberto, cannot bear the idea of the princesses ever being in danger and decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs. Those costs include their lessons, their possessions and, most importantly, their freedom. But the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to his will without a fight and she still has one possession her father can't take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live.

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal... Filled with glorious full-colour illustrations by award-winning Olivia Lomenech Gill, this astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for readers of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation.

Jedného jesenného dňa v roku 1686 zaklope na dvere veľkolepého domu v najbohatšej časti Amsterdamu osemnásťročná Nella Oortmanová. Mladučká vidiečanka sa má ujať roly manželky zámožného kupca Johannesa Brandta, no privíta ju len jeho odmeraná sestra, čierny sluha a prostoreká slúžka. Manžela stretne až na druhý deň a ten jej venuje zvláštny svadobným dar, dokonalú zmenšeninu ich honosného sídla, veľkú ako skriňová vitrína. Nella si do nej objedná zariadenie od tajuplného miniaturistu a od tej chvíle sa začnú diať zvláštne veci. Drobné výtvory do detailov kopírujú skutočný život rodiny – až desivo verne. Umelec zjavne pozná životy jej členov lepšie, než oni sami, a drží ich osudy vo svojich rukách. Miniaturista je dojímavý príbeh lásky a posadnutosti, zrady a odplaty, ktorý vás chytí za srdce. Autorka sa pri písaní románu inšpirovala miniatúrou domu od neznámeho umelca vystavenou v Rijksmuseu v Amsterdame, ktorú kedysi vlastnila skutočná Nella Oortmanová.

The House of Fortune is the sequel to Jessie Burton's million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist. Set in the golden city of Amsterdam in 1705, it is a story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young woman's determination to rule her own destiny. Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, winter has set in - her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat. On Thea's birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present. Nella is desperate to save the family and maintain appearances, to find Thea a husband who will guarantee her future, and when they receive an invitation to Amsterdam's most exclusive ball, she is overjoyed - perhaps this will set their fortunes straight. And indeed, the ball does set things spinning: new figures enter their life, promising new futures. But their fates are still unclear, and when Nella feels a strange prickling sensation on the back of her neck, she wonders if the miniaturist has returned for her . . .