Pages: 174Published: 28th October 2021Genre: Mythological FictionContent warnings: Allusions to rape Exiled to a far-flung island after being abused by powerful Gods, Medusa has little company other than the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. Haunted by the memories of a life before everything was stolen from her, she has no choice but to make peace with … Continue reading Book Review – Medusa by Jessie Burton
Pages: 400Published: 7th July 2022Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Racism, sexual content 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 … Continue reading Book Review – The House Of Fortune by Jessie Burton
Pages: 454Published: 19th September 2019Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Drugs, sexual content, mental health storyline One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, a city of … Continue reading Book Review – The Confession by Jessie Burton
Pages: 443Published: 28th June 2016Genre: General/Historical FictionContent warnings: Racism, sexual content On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she arrived from Trinidad five years ago, she has … Continue reading Book Review – The Muse by Jessie Burton
Pages: 423Published: 3rd July 2014Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Racism, sexual references, animal cruelty On 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 trader Johannes Brandt, but … Continue reading Book Review – The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
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