The Miniaturist's Assistant MG_Gift_Guide fast-talking characters evoke the rough

fast-talking characters evoke the rough streets of Depression-era New York City

nurture the world within

Packed with interesting facts and extraordinary species

and Polynesian stories to individuals like Rumi

The Miniaturist's Assistant MG_Gift_Guide fast-talking characters evoke the rough2004: In historic Charleston, recently divorced art conservator Gamble Vance throws herself into her career restoring centuries old miniature portraits. But one portrait haunts her: a woman in a fox stole, with familiar hazel eyes. When Gamble meets a girl in an alley, she s convinced it s the same woman and it s not the first time they ve met. For help, Gamble turns to African American Studies scholar Tolliver Jackson a former foster kid with secrets