Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier
Taste attributes: historicaldramaromanceslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipcoming of age
Boxlist takeA grounded, intimate historical novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
This book "centres on Vermeer's prosperous household in Delft in the 1660s. The appointment of the quiet, perceptive heroine of the novel, the servant Griet, gradually throws the household into turmoil as Vermeer and Griet become increasingly intimate, an increasingly tense situation that culminates in her working for Vermeer as his assistant, and ultimately sitting for him as a model.
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- Author
- Tracy Chevalier
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 271
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- Open Library
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