Girl with a Pearl Earring: A Novel
The New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Single Thread and At the Edge of the Orchard
Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth
Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.
History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius . . . even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.
Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth
Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.
History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius . . . even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.
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I could not put this book down. I love Vermeer and his talent to depict daily life, and I feel the author has done just that in this book, depicting daily life in the Vermeer household.
The movie does not do this book justice. This is a persuasive glimpse into what life must have been like as the servant to Vermeer. Thoroughly enjoyed, and wish I could read it again for the first time.
a good read for me to re-ignite my interest in fiction. quite honestly it had been way to long since i last read a book and I found this one on a flea market in rural France.
Beautifully written and very evocative of time and place, but such a small story, rather underwhelming.
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