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May 2012
ENGLISH READING CLUB
ENJOY READING! TRACY CHEVALIER Girl with a pearl earring
TRACY CHEVALIER (1962, Washington, DC)
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Tracy Chevalier (born in 1962 in Washington, DC) is a bestselling historical novelist. She lives in London with her husband and son. Chevalier was raised in Washington. She moved to England in 1984 where she worked several years as a reference book editor. Leaving her job in 1993, she began a year-long M.A. in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Her career began with the book The Virgin Blue but she became known with her novel Girl with a Pearl Earring
www.tchevalier.com
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The Virgin Blue (London: Plume, 1997) Girl with a Pearl Earring (New York: Dutton, 1999) Falling Angels (New York: Dutton, 2001) The Lady and the Unicorn (New York: Dutton Adult, 2003) Burning Bright (HarperCollins, March 2007) Remarkable Creatures (HarperCollins, August 2009)
------------ Girl with a pearl earring (1999)
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? Girl With a Pearl Earring tells the story of Griet, a 16-year-old Dutch girl who becomes a maid in the house of the painter Johannes Vermeer. Her calm and perceptive manner not only helps her in her household duties, but also attracts the painter's attention. Vermeer was an inspired choice as a subject because he is so enigmatic: very few biographical details are known about him, which allows plenty of scope for invention, and his paintings, though seemingly about everyday subjects, often have a mysterious, even poignant quality