Tracy Chevalier

Tracy Chevalier grew up in Washington, DC. She moved to England in 1984, and graduated in 1994 from the MA course in creative writing at the University of East Anglia.

Her first novel, The Virgin Blue, was chosen by WH Smith for its Fresh Talent promotion in 1997. In 2000, HarperCollins published Girl with a Pearl Earring, which has gone on to sell over two million copies worldwide. Falling Angels was published to much critical acclaim in 2002, The Lady and the Unicorn, followed in 2004 and Burning Bright has just been published in hardback.

The film of Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Colin Firth as Vermeer, was released in the UK in January. It was nominated for 10 BAFTAs and two Academy Awards.

Tracy Chevalier lives in North London with her husband and son.

Photograph © Sven Arnstein

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Remarkable Creatures Tracy Chevalier Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 5 November 2009. October 2009 Good Housekeeping selection. In this story of female friendship and fortitude, Tracy Chevalier shows her skill for working history’s lost individuals into far-reaching fiction. Author of the critically... Format: Hardback - Released: 24/08/2009 Lovereading Price: £11.99 - Saving £4.00 (25%)

Burning Bright Tracy Chevalier Tracy Chevalier's new novel is set in London at the end of the eighteenth century and its a wonderful read on every level. It is three years after the French Revolution; paranoia and unrest are in the air and we... Format: Hardback - Released: 05/03/2007 Lovereading Price: £11.99 - Saving £4.00 (25%)

Girl with a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier Centring on Vermeer’s household in the 1660s in Delft, this speculative historical novel tells of his relationship with a servant girl, Griet, who became his assistant and the model for the painting of the title. Written in a simple style,... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2006 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)