Girl with a Pearl Earring
Registered by time-traveler of Peekskill, New York USA on 6/14/2005
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The unknown subject of a Vermeer masterpiece is the basis for this remarkably evocative novel. The illiterate young Griet, held captive by the strict social order of 17th-century Delft, becomes a maid in the household of Johannes Vermeer to help support her family. She knows her role well: tend the laundry, keep up with the housework, and make sure Vermeer's six children stay out of the way. Griet even thinks she can handle Vermeer's shrewd mother-in-law, his bitter, neglected wife, and the family's jealous servant. But what no one suspects is that Griet's quiet manner, uncanny perception, and fascination with her master's paintings will draw her inexorably into the painter's private world. And as Griet witnesses the creative process of a great master, her long-suppressed passion becomes the catalyst for a scandal that irrevocably changes her life.
I loved this little gem of a book. I picked up this duplicate copy to trade/relay/release.
The unknown subject of a Vermeer masterpiece is the basis for this remarkably evocative novel. The illiterate young Griet, held captive by the strict social order of 17th-century Delft, becomes a maid in the household of Johannes Vermeer to help support her family. She knows her role well: tend the laundry, keep up with the housework, and make sure Vermeer's six children stay out of the way. Griet even thinks she can handle Vermeer's shrewd mother-in-law, his bitter, neglected wife, and the family's jealous servant. But what no one suspects is that Griet's quiet manner, uncanny perception, and fascination with her master's paintings will draw her inexorably into the painter's private world. And as Griet witnesses the creative process of a great master, her long-suppressed passion becomes the catalyst for a scandal that irrevocably changes her life.
I loved this little gem of a book. I picked up this duplicate copy to trade/relay/release.
Mailing to Tribefan in OH (bookrelay). I hope you like it as much as I did ~
Journal Entry 4 by Tribefan at United States Post Office in Lakemore, Ohio USA on Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (7/26/2005 UTC) at United States Post Office in Lakemore, Ohio USA
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Left inside the Lakemore Post Office for Danish Boxer's Never Judge a Book by it's Cover - Week 32's theme is couples! Also released for Antof9's July Summer Blockbuster Challenge! Movie Link