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Warwick Thursday - Jessie Burton
Jessie Burton is the author of four novels, The Miniaturist, The Muse, The Confession, and The House of Fortune, and two books for children, The Restless Girls and Medusa. The Miniaturist and The Muse were Sunday Times no.1 bestsellers in both hardback and paperback, New York Times bestsellers, and Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. The Miniaturist went on to sell over a million copies in its year of publication, was Christmas no.1 in the UK, National Book Awards Book of the Year, and Waterstones Book of the Year 2014. In 2017 it was adapted as a two-part miniseries on BBC One, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Alex Hassell and Romola Garai. The Confession was an instant Sunday Times bestseller, and Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. The House of Fortune was also a Sunday Times no.1 bestseller.
As a non-fiction writer, she has written essays and reviews for The New York Times, Harpers Bazaar UK, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, Vogue, Elle, Red, Grazia, Lonely Planet Traveller and The Spectator. Harpers Bazaar US and Stylist have published her short stories.
Her novels have been published in 40 languages.