Jessie Burton is a renowned author, celebrated for her captivating novels that have gained international acclaim. After completing her education at Oxford University and the Central School of Speech and Drama, Burton pursued her passion for storytelling, which would eventually lead to her successful writing career.
Burton's first novel, The Miniaturist, was published in 2014, and quickly became a sensation. Sold at an 11-publisher auction at the London Book Fair, the book was translated into 29 languages and became a bestseller in numerous countries. The novel, set in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, tells the story of a young bride who receives an unusual wedding gift, a miniature replica of her new home, and the mysterious miniaturist who begins to send her increasingly strange and foreboding pieces for the model. The Miniaturist was adapted as a two-part BBC miniseries in 2017, starring Anya Taylor-Joy.
In addition to The Miniaturist, Burton has written several other bestselling novels, including The Muse (2016), The Confession (2018), and The House of Fortune (2022). The Muse, set in a dual time-frame during the Spanish Civil War and 1960s London, was also a critically acclaimed bestseller. The Confession was a Sunday Times bestseller, and The House of Fortune debuted at number one on the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list. Burton's novels have been translated into 40 languages, further solidifying her status as a global literary phenomenon.
Burton has also ventured into children's literature, with her first book for children, The Restless Girls, published in 2018. Her latest novel, Medusa, was published in 2021 and has been shortlisted for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing. Burton's website jessieburton.com provides more information about her work, as well as updates on her latest projects.