Girl With The Pearl Earring Author:Tracy Chevalier The bestselling novel hailed by critics from coast to coast. — History and fiction merge seamlessly in Tracy Chevalier's luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old Griet, the world of the 1660's Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired o... more »n of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.« less