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Innocence corrupted by art's subtle seduction.

If art history and human emotions entwine for you, 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' could become a novel you cherish. Tracy Chevalier's work transports you back to 17th-century Holland, capturing the complexities of life as seen through the eyes of a young servant girl. It's a mesmerizing tale that invites you to ponder the sacrifices made for the sake of beauty and the profound impacts of art on both the artist and the muse.

  • 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.
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ISBN: 9780006513209
Authors: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date of Publication: 2000-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Classics, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.92
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A brilliant historical novel on the corruption of innocence, using the famous painting by Vermeer as an inspiration. Griet, the young daughter of a tilemaker in seventeenth century Holland, obtains her first job, as a servant in Vermeer's household. Tracy Chevalier shows us, through Griet's eyes, the complicated family, the society of the small town of Delft, and life with an obsessive genius. Griet loves being drawn into his artistic life, and leaving her former drudgery, but the cost to her own survival may be high.
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Innocence corrupted by art's subtle seduction.

If art history and human emotions entwine for you, 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' could become a novel you cherish. Tracy Chevalier's work transports you back to 17th-century Holland, capturing the complexities of life as seen through the eyes of a young servant girl. It's a mesmerizing tale that invites you to ponder the sacrifices made for the sake of beauty and the profound impacts of art on both the artist and the muse.

  • 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.