Jessie Burton
Jessie Burton is a British author and actress renowned for her debut novel, "The Miniaturist," which became an international bestseller. Born in 1982 in London, she studied at the University of Oxford and the Central School of Speech and Drama. Burton's works, known for their rich historical detail and compelling narratives, include "The Muse" and "The Confession," further establishing her as a prominent voice in contemporary literature.
Book summaries for books written by Jessie Burton
Quotes
Every woman is the architect of her own fortune.
Seeing the world and not being seen in return makes you feel like an oddity, a shadow.
It is easy to believe that you are the center of the world, and that everything is directed at you.
Secrets have a destructive power, and it’s only a matter of time before you find yourself at their mercy.
No one knows more than a woman in love.
The only thing more powerful than a secret is the person who keeps it.
The things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful.
The human heart is a dark forest.
To be silent is not to be dead; it's to be both present and not present, to be the shadow in the sun.
All is as I left it, and I am as I left myself.
People are constantly changing, but their past never does.
Secrets have a cost, they're not for free.