Girl with a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier

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Griet, the young daughter of a tilemaker in 17th-century Holland, obtains her first job as a servant in Vermeer's household. Griet loves being drawn into his artistic life and leaving her former drudgery, but the cost to her own survival may be high.

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pwoods67 rated this book

I really struggled with this book. It did not seem to go anywhere and I found it really hard to finish, but eventually I did. Maybe I missed the point of it all.

1 year ago...

Bec rated this book

This is a wonderful book for young adults as well as adults interested in historic novels. The main character is a young girl separated from her family as she takes her first job as a maid. Seen from the perspective of an outsider you get snapshots of the homelife of Vermeer. It is a coming of age novel.

2 years ago...

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