by Jessie Burton · Pan Macmillan UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781509845231
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«The Muse» is the mystery and historical fiction novel by Jessie Burton, published by Pan Macmillan UK in paperback (445 pages, in English).
Odelle Bastien, a young woman from Trinidad, starts work at a London gallery in 1967 and discovers a painting with a secret history. In rural Spain in 1936, Olive Schloss, daughter of an art dealer, sees the arrival of artist Isaac Robles and his stepsister Teresa, in a tale of love, jealousy and mystery that links both eras.
It was nominated for the British Book Awards 2017 in the fiction category and for the International Dublin Literary Award 2018, and received the Specsavers Silver Bestseller Award 2018.
For readers of historical fiction and mystery; it was a Richard & Judy book club pick and a The Sunday Times bestseller.
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.
