Tracy Chevalier "Girl With A Pearl Earring" Signed Limited Edition, Very Fine [Sealed]

Personally signed by Tracy Chevalier on a special limitation page.

A limited edition, bound in premium leather and still sealed publisher's original shrink wrap.

Easton Press. Norwalk, CT. 2011. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed Limited Edition - Limited Collector's Edition. A great unique gift for yourself or for a loved one. A luxurious leather bound masterpiece from the Signed Limited Editions of Modern Classics collection by Easton Press. Beautifully bound in full genuine leather. One of the most celebrated works of modern literature. A rare signed limited edition for the discerning collector.

The New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Single Thread and At the Edge of the Orchard
Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth

Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.

History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius . . . even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.

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History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius ... even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.

Q: What inspired you to write about the girl in Vermeer's painting?

A: "I have had a copy of that painting for a long time. I love it because it is so beautiful and mysterious. The expression on the girl's face is ambiguous , sometimes she looks happy, sometimes sad, sometimes innocent, sometimes seductive. I was always curious about what she was thinking, and one day I wondered what Vermeer did to her to make her look like that. I began to understand that the painting is more than a picture of the girl, but also a portrait of the relationship between the painter and the model. I thought there must be a story behind her look, but when I found out that we don't know who the model for the painting was, I realized I would have to make up the story myself." --Tracy Chevalier

About The Author

"I was born in 1962 and grew up in Washington, DC. I have a BA in English from Oberlin College, Ohio, and an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. I have lived in London for over 20 years, and am married, with one son. I was a reference book editor for several years before turning to writing full-time. My second novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award. It has sold almost 4 million copies worldwide and was made into a film starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson." --Tracy Chevalier