GIrl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

A new Borough Edition of the international bestseller with an Introduction by Jesse Burton.

Those eyes are fixed on someone. But who? What is she thinking as she stares out from one of the world’s best-loved paintings?

Johannes Vermeer can spot exceptional beauty. When servant girl Griet catches his eye, she soon becomes both student and muse. But then he gives her his wife’s pearl earrings to wear for a portrait, and a scandal erupts that could threaten Griet’s future.

Vivid, captivating and much emulated, Girl With A Pearl Earring is a timeless modern classic and an international bestseller.

REVIEWS

"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

"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

"Chevalier's book is a delight." - Guardian

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: The Borough Press
ISBN: 978-0008683566
Pages: 288