The Girl with a Pearl Earring

History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring 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. Chevalier brings the real artist Vermeer and a fictional muse to life in a jewel of a novel. (Time magazine)