Tracy Chevalier wonderfully takes the reader into the 17th century world of Delft. Girl with a pearl earring tells the story of Greit, a 16 year old, who takes a job as a maid in the home of painter Johannes Vermeer after her father is blinded in a tile factor accident. She is perceptive about her world. Through her narrative, the daily grind of laundry, meal preparation, food gathering, and, child care is so richly and gently detailed that one sees Greit's raw, red, chapped hands. Chevalier tells how a maid became the subject of one of Vermeer's greatest portraits.
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