Here, the best gothic books to sink your teeth into if you couldn't get enough of The Essex Serpent. Book 1 The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 3.61 135,859 Ratings 13,964 Reviews published 2014 123 editions Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam-a city ruled Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton 3. With summer just around the corner, there's no better time to load up on page-turners to read at the beach. The trope of the doll's cabinet is cleverly conceived as it allows Burton to let the feminist coming-of-age theme to mould itself. If you've read Perry's book already or have started to watch the new series, and love the plot and characters, you've come to the right place. This little motto is one of many elliptical messages sent out by The Miniaturist, whose sylph-like presence in the novel traces the growing pains of Nella Brandt during the Dutch Golden Age. But when tragedy strikes, things take a turn, and locals accuse Cora of attracting the sea creature. There, the protagonist meets the village pastor, Will Ransome (played by Tom Hiddleston), and the two find themselves entangled in an emotional affair. A delight on every page, The Miniaturist completely immerses the reader in sumptuous but strict seventeenth-century Amsterdam. Set in Victorian England, the gothic storyline follows London widow Cora Seaborne (played by Claire Danes) who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. If you liked The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, here are some books like this: Dead Ends Elizabeth Is Missing The Paying Guests The Valley of Amazement.
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