Girl with a Pearl Earring : Limited Edition

Hardcover | 1 November 2005

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This edition is a Limited Edition with new material and illustrations. A really solid hardcover book that is excellent to hold and the perfect gift or for yourself.

One of the best-loved paintings in the world is a mystery. Who is the model and why has she been painted? What is she thinking as she stares out at us? Are her wide eyes and enigmatic half-smile innocent or seductive? And why is she wearing a pearl earring?

In seventeenth-century Delft, life is orderly. Rich and poor, Catholic and Protestant, master and servant, all know their place.

So when Griet becomes a maid in the household of 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 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 spreads tension and deception in the ordered household and even - as the scandal seeps out - ripples in the town.

Industry Reviews

'Chevalier's writing skill and her knowledge of seventeenth-century Delft are such that she creates a world reminiscent of a Vermeer interior: suspended in a particular moment, it transcends its time and place' New Yorker 'This is a wonderful novel, mysterious, steeped in atmosphere. It is deeply revealing about the process of painting!a truly magical experience.' Guardian 'This is a novel which deserves, and I am sure will win, a prize -- or two.' Times 'A portrait of radiance!Tracy Chevalier brings the real artist Vermeer and a fictional muse to life in a jewel of a novel.' Time 'It has a slow, magical current of its own that picks you up and carries you stealthily along!a beautiful story, lovingly told by a very talented writer.' Daily Mail 'Life in 17th century Delft is evoked with a sharp eye for historical detail and the descriptions of Vermeer at work are superbly drawn. A sensuous and vividly crafted work of fiction from a highly talented young novelist.' Mail on Sunday

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