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Girl with a Pearl Earring

by Tracy Chevalier
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Quiet maid's intimacy with painter disrupts society.

This book is a great choice for historical fiction fans who want to delve into the complexities of class and gender dynamics in seventeenth-century Netherlands. Tracy Chevalier's writing style vividly portrays the setting and characters, and the central relationship between Griet and Vermeer is beautifully explored. The scandalous nature of their intimacy adds an element of intrigue and suspense that keeps the reader engaged throughout the story.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2000)
  • ALA Alex Award (2001)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2006)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

by Tracy Chevalier
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ISBN: 9780452284937
Authors: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: Plume
Date of Publication: 2003-09-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.92
(rated by 732433 readers)

Description

In seventeenth-century Delft, there's a strict social order—rich and poor, Catholic and Protestant, master and servant—and all know their place. When Griet becomes a maid in the household of the painter Johannes Vermeer, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry, and the care of his six children. She even feels able to handle his shrewd mother-in-law; his restless, sensual wife; and their jealous servant. What no one expects is that Griet's quiet manner, quick perceptions, and fascination with her master's paintings will draw her inexorably into his world. Their growing intimacy sparks whispers; and when Vermeer paints her wearing his wife's pearl earrings, the gossip escalates into a full-blown scandal that irrevocably changes Griet's life.Written with the precision and focus of an Old Master painting, Girl With a Pearl Earring is a vivid portrait of colorful seventeenth-century Delft, as well as the hauntingly poignant story of one young girl's rite of passage.
 

Quiet maid's intimacy with painter disrupts society.

This book is a great choice for historical fiction fans who want to delve into the complexities of class and gender dynamics in seventeenth-century Netherlands. Tracy Chevalier's writing style vividly portrays the setting and characters, and the central relationship between Griet and Vermeer is beautifully explored. The scandalous nature of their intimacy adds an element of intrigue and suspense that keeps the reader engaged throughout the story.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2000)
  • ALA Alex Award (2001)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2006)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.