Jessie Burton on THE HOUSE OF FORTUNE
\u201cI think it is a conversation I'm having with my younger self, who loved the idea of time travel, who loved the idea that these people perhaps not so different from us, who quite quickly could imagine herself out of her body and into another world against all the laws of physics. And I know I'm not alone in that. I think so many people want to read for a moment in their day or week, of escape, but not mindless escape, but detailed, pleasurable, important escape\u2026\u201d Jessie Burton\u2019s debut novel,\xa0The Miniaturist, is a stellar, entertaining work of historical fiction that sold a million copies in its first year and has been translated into 40 languages. Jessie returns to 17th\xa0century Amsterdam with an unforgettable cast of characters (including a few familiar faces) in her latest,\xa0The House of Fortune. She joins us on the show to talk about writing and rewriting, story points and Post-It notes, revisiting characters, her favorite authors and more with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Becky.
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Featured Titles (Episode)
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido
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Featured Titles (TBR Topoff)
The Binding by Bridget Collins
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
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Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays with occasional Saturdays.
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A full transcript of this episode is available here.