I want to read The Miniaturist too! it sounds similar to one of the short stories in the collection, where the narrator discovers he is the Persian architect of Taj Mahal in his previous birth. yeah, sounds crappy, but it was good.
the collection as a whole is great, you should give it a try. the words were written with a fluent beauty.
Me too! i couldnt find them anywhere.
if a good vampire book is what you want, then try **The Vampire Lestat **by Anne Rice. its the second in the Vampire Chronicles series, and you can read it independently too. its the first one in the series that i am reading, and its really good!