by Jessie Burton · Amsterdam · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788416743216
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The Muse is a novel by Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist. The story explores artistic ambition, political commitment, love, and desire through the lives of two women: one in London in 1960 and the other in pre-Civil War Spain. Their lives intertwine unexpectedly thanks to a painting by Isaac Robles, an enigmatic painter who died in mysterious circumstances. The novel examines the dark side of success and the true meaning of being a muse.
Jessica Kathryn Burton is an English author; As of 2025, she has published four novels, The Miniaturist, The Muse, The Confession, The House of Fortune and three books for children, The Restless Girls, Medusa and Hidden Treasure. All four adult novels were Sunday Times best-sellers, with The Miniaturist, The Muse and The House of Fortune reaching no. 1, and both The Miniaturist and The Muse were New York Times best-sellers, and Radio 4's Books at Bedtime. Collectively her novels have been published in almost 40 languages. Her short stories have been published in Harpers Bazaar US and Stylist.
