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Girl with a pearl earring

Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Griet, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chevalier, Tracy
Other Authors:	Phimister, Ruth Ann
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2000, c1999.
Edition:	Unabridged.
Subjects:	Vermeer, Johannes, > 1632-1675 > Fiction. Artists' models > Fiction. Women domestics > Fiction. Delft (Netherlands) > Fiction. Netherlands > Social life and customs > 17th century > Fiction. Historical fiction > Netherlands.
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Summary:	Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Griet, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.
Physical Description:	7 sound discs (8 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Compact disc.
ISBN:	140253485X 9781402534850
Author Notes:	Tracy Chevalier was born on October 19, 1962 in Washington, D.C. After receiving a B.A. in English from Oberlin College, 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. She is the author of several novels including The Virgin Blue, Burning Bright, Remarkable Creatures, and The Last Runaway. Her novel Girl with a Pearl Earring was made into a film starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson. (Bowker Author Biography)