Jessie Burton
About the author

Jessie Burton

Jessie Burton was born in 1982 and went to school in south London. Her favourite subjects were story-writing, sleeping and ice-cream eating. After studying at Oxford University, the highlight of which was playing a rose and a fox in The Little Prince, she went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She worked hard for nine years as an actress and a PA before her first novel, The Miniaturist, was published. The Miniaturist was translated into over thirty languages and has sold over a million copies around the world. Her second novel, The Muse, was published in July 2016 and is also a no.1 bestseller. She shares her home with a cat called Margot and some very nice friends – some real, others quite imagined.

Books by Jessie Burton

The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton

The Miniaturist

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The Muse
Jessie Burton

The Muse

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The Restless Girls
Jessie Burton

The Restless Girls

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Medusa: The Girl Behind the Myth
Jessie Burton, Olivia Lomenech Gill

Medusa: The Girl Behind the Myth

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Hidden Treasure
Jessie Burton

Hidden Treasure

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Jessie Burton Articles

PODCAST: Jessie Burton on How Storytelling is a Compulsion and an Artistic Escape

Podcast

7 April 2025

PODCAST: Jessie Burton on How Storytelling is a Compulsion and an Artistic Escape

    3 Reasons Why You Should Read Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton

    Review

    17 March 2025

    3 Reasons Why You Should Read Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton

    Kids & YA Favourites: Better Reading’s Stories Behind the Story Podcast

    Podcast

    2 September 2022

    Kids & YA Favourites: Better Reading’s Stories Behind the Story Podcast

    Medusa... Monster or Misunderstood? Read an Extract from Medusa by Jessie Burton, Illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

    Review | Extract

    15 November 2021

    Medusa... Monster or Misunderstood? Read an Extract from Medusa by Jessie Burton, Illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

    Podcast: Jessie Burton on Retelling the Story of Medusa

    Podcast

    11 November 2021

    Podcast: Jessie Burton on Retelling the Story of Medusa

      A Powerful Mythological Retelling: Read Our Review of Medusa by Jessie Burton

      Review | Our Review

      9 November 2021

      A Powerful Mythological Retelling: Read Our Review of Medusa by Jessie Burton

      A Sparkling Whirl of a Story: Jessie Burton on why she chose to revise The Twelve Dancing Princesses

      Kids & Ya

      30 October 2018

      A Sparkling Whirl of a Story: Jessie Burton on why she chose to revise The Twelve Dancing Princesses

      Feminist Fairy Tale: Read an extract from The Restless Girls by Jessie Burton

      Kids & Ya

      30 October 2018

      Feminist Fairy Tale: Read an extract from The Restless Girls by Jessie Burton

      Liberating The Princesses! : Review of The Restless Girls by Jessie Burton, illustrated by Angela Barrett

      Kids & Ya

      30 October 2018

      Liberating The Princesses! : Review of The Restless Girls by Jessie Burton, illustrated by Angela Barrett