Book description
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. 'A portrait of
radiance…Tracy Chevalier brings the real artist Vermeer and a fictional
muse to life in a jewel of a novel' Time
'Chevalier doesn't put a foot wrong in this triumphant work … It is a
beautifully written tale that mirrors the elegance of the painting that
inspired it' Wall Street Journal
'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
'A wonderful novel, mysterious, steeped in atmosphere, deeply revealing
about the process of painting…truly magical' Guardian Tracy Chevalier
is the author of six novels, including the international bestseller Girl
with a Pearl Earring, Remarkable Creatures, The Virgin Blue, Falling
Angels, and The Lady and the Unicorn. Born in Washington, DC, she moved
to London in 1984, where she lives with her husband and son. She has a
website at www. tchevalier. com.
