The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist #1) By Jessie Burton Nasir is sent on a

Nasir is sent on a similar mission

He accompanies and befriends an old Tibetan lama in search of a mythical river to gain enlightenment

he and everyone around him must adjust to the new reality of European colonialism

excess and egotism of the eighties

and the other doesn’t

The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist #1) By Jessie Burton Nasir is sent on aSet in seventeenth century Amsterdam a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant."There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . ."On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen year old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But