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.
Chevalier brings the real artist Vermeer and a fictional muse to life in a jewel of a novel. (Time magazine)
A vibrant, sumptuous novel...triumphant...a beautifully written tale that mirrors the elegance of the painting that inspired it. (The Wall Street Journal)
The richest, most rewarding novel I have read this year. (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Outstanding. (USA Today)
Marvelously evocative. (The New York Times)
Superb...vividly captures the world of 17th-century Delft. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chevalier brings the real artist Vermeer and a fictional muse to life in a jewel of a novel. (Time magazine)
A vibrant, sumptuous novel...triumphant...a beautifully written tale that mirrors the elegance of the painting that inspired it. (The Wall Street Journal)
The richest, most rewarding novel I have read this year. (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Outstanding. (USA Today)
Marvelously evocative. (The New York Times)
Superb...vividly captures the world of 17th-century Delft. (San Francisco Chronicle)