<b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling novel by the author of <i>At the Edge of the Orchard</i> and <i>Remarkable Creatures</i></b><p> </p><p><b>Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth</b></p><p>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.</p><p>History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. <b>Girl with a Pearl Earring</b> 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.</p>
