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The House of Fortune
- Miniaturist, Book 2
- Narrated by: Madeleine Mantock
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
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.
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…
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- kk
- 03-08-22
Producer took a nap!
Love this author and enjoyed the story, would like to know what happens next. Someone fell asleep during the editing though; the narrator corrected herself numerous times to improve on her delivery, but these haven't been edited out, which is poor.
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- Bswan01
- 10-11-22
Good sequel but carless production
Good sequel but spoiled by performers retakes not being edited out . Loved hearing the characters again but why didn’t producers remove the performers do overs ?
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- markh2311
- 18-03-23
Ok, nothing special
The Miniaturist was great, this was somewhat slow and predictable. Matched by slow narration; I listen at 1.4 times speed and sounded like a normal pace!
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- SallyGR
- 30-03-24
Very absorbing
A beautifully descriptive story that I found very absorbing. I felt I was observing the characters as they went about their daily lives.
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- Mrs. P.
- 27-03-24
Really compelling read!
I read the Miniaturist a few years ago, and glad that I did! Although it's not vital, I think ties everything together. Well rounded and interesting characters. Had to keep listening to know what became of Thea. 😊
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- Vicki
- 10-04-24
Lovely sequel
I loved The Miniaturist and this is a wonderful sequel. The characters are so vivid, and the dilemmas they face so modern. It is wonderfully written, though I didn’t like the narrator so much.. rather ponderous in tone.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-07-22
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The narration is good but I prefer the author reading it as she did before. Less of a plot more character led than ‘the miniaturist’ and I wasn’t as engaged. However I will read the book when the library has it and suggest for a bookclub.
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- HelenJ
- 28-08-22
A bit dull
Monotone delivery and the story nowhere near as interesting or engrossing as The Miniaturist. I was disappointed.
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- KES
- 07-01-23
Don’t let the terrible production out you off a great story
I agree with others that the production quality of the audiobook is absolutely shocking. The narrator sounds barely awake, retakes aren’t edited out and there is zero direction.
However I still managed to get hooked on the story - perhaps not as epic as the first but still a story that left me wanting more.
Definitely worth a read but don’t expect The Miniaturist mark 2.
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- MussyWellHill
- 11-04-23
👍🏻💖👍🏻
On the third try of starting this book I finally got drawn into the story and characters. A continuation to the Miniaturist storyline.
On the edit - There are numerous lines repeated with alternate intonation, that haven’t been edited out!
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