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A poor seventeenth-century servant girl knows her place in the household of the painter Johannes Vermeer, but when he begins to paint her, nasty whispers and rumors circulate throughout the town

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Main Author: Chevalier, Tracy
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Plume, [2003], c1999.
Subjects:
Vermeer, Johannes, > 1632-1675 > Fiction.
Netherlands > Social life and customs > 17th century > Fiction.
Historical fiction > Netherlands.
Artists' models > Fiction.
Women domestics > Fiction
Delft (Netherlands) > Fiction.
Biographical fiction > Netherlands.
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Summary:A poor seventeenth-century servant girl knows her place in the household of the painter Johannes Vermeer, but when he begins to paint her, nasty whispers and rumors circulate throughout the town
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Dutton, c1999.
Physical Description:233 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0452284937 (pbk)
052594527X (alk. paper)
0452282152
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)

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