Sep 9, 2022, 6:00 pm

The King's English Bookshop welcomes Jessie Burotn, author of four novels, including House of Fortune.

The sequel to Jessie Burton’s million-copy bestseller The
Miniaturist

‘Elegant, atmospheric, compelling. I absolutely loved it’ - Marian Keyes

‘A book of beauty and insight . . . awe-inspiring. Burton is a master storyteller’ - Elizabeth Day

In the golden city of Amsterdam, in 1705, Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and she is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the city’s theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, all is not well – 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 remembers the miniaturist who entered her life and toyed with her fortunes eighteen years ago. Perhaps, now, she has returned for her . . .

The House of Fortune is a glorious, sweeping story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young woman’s determination to rule her own destiny.

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
- ASL interpretation provided by 5-star interpretation
- No livestream will be made available
- Parking: Only neighborhood parking is available. Event area accessible via rear parking lot.
- Seating: Folding chairs. Space for people with wheelchairs is available.
- Bathrooms: Not accessible by wheelchair.
- No on-site sensory kit
- Masks recommended
- Request any additional questions or accommodations here: https://forms.gle/uV8MABJVvh9bE42F8

This event is made possible with support from the King's English Bookshop.

The King's English Bookshop

1511 S 1500 E
Salt Lake City , UT 84105-2809
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