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THE BESTSELLING NOVEL HAILED BY CRITICS FROM COAST TO COAST
History and fiction merge seamlessly in Tracy Chevalier's luminous novel abour artistic vision and sensual awakening. Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Grier, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one ofVermeer's most celebrated paintings.
"OUTSTAN DING." —usa today
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"A VIBRANT, SUMPTUOUS NOVEL TRIUMPHANT | A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TALE THAT MIRRORS THE ELEGANCE OF THE PAINTING THAT INSPIRED u—the wall streetjoumal
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"MaRVELOUSLY eyocatiye.'" —the new york times f
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"The richest, most rewarding novel this year."
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"Chevalier re-creates common life in Delft with |
FASCINATING AUTHENTICITY."—the christian science monitor |
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"A JEWEL OF A NOVEL." —the miami herald i !
Cover design by Allison Saltzman
Cover art: Johannes...
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Fülszöveg
THE BESTSELLING NOVEL HAILED BY CRITICS FROM COAST TO COAST
History and fiction merge seamlessly in Tracy Chevalier's luminous novel abour artistic vision and sensual awakening. Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Grier, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one ofVermeer's most celebrated paintings.
"OUTSTAN DING." —usa today
'¦j ¦ 1
"A VIBRANT, SUMPTUOUS NOVEL TRIUMPHANT | A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TALE THAT MIRRORS THE ELEGANCE OF THE PAINTING THAT INSPIRED u—the wall streetjoumal
"Superb Vividly captures the world of I
"i
17th-century —sanfrancisco chronicle j
"MaRVELOUSLY eyocatiye.'" —the new york times f
f
"The richest, most rewarding novel this year."
—the cleveland plain dealer
"Chevalier re-creates common life in Delft with |
FASCINATING AUTHENTICITY."—the christian science monitor |
h
"A JEWEL OF A NOVEL." —the miami herald i !
Cover design by Allison Saltzman
Cover art: Johannes Vermeer, Girl With a Pearl Earring KjVk; o/D;-^. Royal Cabinet of Paintings jl iauritshuis, The Hague. Images courtesy of Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY, and Scala/Art Resource, NY
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