Dazzlingly good . . . Without doubt one of the best novels of recent yearsA bold, intelligent, wonderful novelA beautiful novel and one that will stay with me for a very long timeBurton writes perceptively about female identity and creativity . . . stunning Her best yet, I’m dazzled by it . . . I am deeply jealous of every reader who has it all ahead of themAn absorbing tale of self-discoveryAn irresistible tale of families, deception and the consequences of our choicesA masterpiece about the autonomy of women and their roles in societyAn absorbing, intelligent piece of storytelling that succeeds in sustaining its mystery to the endStylish and riveting, Burton's latest is every bit as gripping as
The Miniaturist, the debut that made her nameThe story of the
intoxicating relationship between two women, and its falloutIn
The Confession, Jessie Burton hasn’t just captured a myriad of women’s experiences but also the intrinsic ambivalence of living in a female body: the advantages, the oppressions. She’s built a world of women that is so
vivid and absorbing that at one point I paused in my reading to google Connie – and only then remembered that she was a fictional characterThe story of three women: Elise, Constance and Rose, who are united by love, rejection and self-understanding. What elevates the story is Burton’s writing – like in
The Miniaturist and
The Muse – this is
a book that’ll sweep you along and make you reflect on your own choices in lifeI loved Burton's debut, The Miniaturist, but this is even better! Rose's mother disappeared when she was a baby, and the last person to see her was Constance, a reclusive novelist based in Hampstead. When Rose tracks her down, will she get the answers she needs? I was completely engrossed
The Miniaturist author channels her talent for complex characters and absorbing mysteries into a new story about the connection between three womenA powerful and deeply moving novel about secrets and storytelling, motherhood and friendship, and how we lose and find ourselvesThe powerful, moving and suspenseful novel from the million-copy bestselling author of
The Miniaturist and
The Muse.
A Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, The Confession is an absorbing tale of secrets and self-discovery from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
When Elise Morceau meets the writer Constance Holden, she quickly falls under her spell. Connie is sophisticated, bold and alluring – everything Elise feels she is not. She follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and 1980s razzle-dazzle, Elise feels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever.
Three decades later in London, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist, Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holden’s house in search of a confession . . .
'Without doubt one of the best novels of recent years' - Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail.
Jessie Burton is the author of the
Sunday Times number one and
New York Times bestsellers
The Miniaturist and
The Muse, as well as
The Confession, The House of Fortune, and the children’s book
The Restless Girls. In its year of publication
The Miniaturist sold over a million copies, and in 2017 it was adapted into a major TV series for BBC One. Her novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and she is a regular essay writer for newspapers and magazines. She lives in London.
