Girl with a Pearl Earring: A Novel

Tracy Chevalier

Jan 2001 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

Just a charming book. Ringing with the unfairness it meant to be a women in the renaissance. It was only re birth for men. The mingling of historical facts with fiction pokes my curiosity. I know you will never view a painting the same way again after you read this book. My recommendation is to get on line to see some Rembrandt paintings and read the book so imagery in your head can be vivid.... and true to life like Rembrandt.

While the story builds slowly, it was very interesting....the ending left me feeling tearful and emotional. I thought it was a very interesting look at life in this time in this place.

This book was full of beauty, emotion and a crave for more. You desperately want it to end in a happy way, the servant gets the man of her dreams but the ending is so different and a tragedy on whom she has to settle with forever.

About the author

Tracy Chevalier is the New York Times bestselling author of ten previous novels, including Girl with a Pearl Earring, which has been translated into forty-five languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, a play, and an opera. Born and raised in Washington, DC, she lives in London with her husband.