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.