Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
An international bestseller with over two million copies sold, this is a story of an artist's desire for beauty and the ultimate corruption of innocence
17th Century Holland. When Griet becomes a maid in the household of Johannes Vermeer in the town of Delft, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry and the care of his six children. But as she becomes part of his world and his work, their growing intimacy spreads tension and deception in the ordered household and, as the scandal seeps out, into the town beyond.
Tracy Chevalier's extraordinary historical novel on the corruption of innocence and the price of genius is a contemporary classic perfect for fans of Sarah Dunant and Philippa Gregory.
About the Author
Tracy Chevalier is a bestselling historical novelist. Chevalier was raised in Washington, D.C and graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland. After receiving her B.A. in English from Oberlin College, she moved to England in 1984 where she worked several years as a reference book editor. Leaving her job in 1993, she began a year-long M.A in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Her tutors on the course were novelists Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain.
Format: Paperback | 288 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.6 | 282g -
Publication Date: 20 Jun 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 3
ISBN10: 0007232160
ISBN13: 9780007232161
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including tiny scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.