Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Rose Chevalier, FRSL (born Oct 19, 1962) is an American-British novelist. Her first novel, The Virgin Blue, was published in the UK in 1997 and was chosen by W. H. Smith for their showcase of new authors. Her second novel, entitled Girl with a
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Tracy Rose Chevalier, FRSL (born Oct 19, 1962) is an American-British novelist. Her first novel, The Virgin Blue, was published in the UK in 1997 and was chosen by W. H. Smith for their showcase of new authors. Her second novel, entitled Girl with a Pearl Earring, was published in 1999. The work, which was based on the famous painting by Vermeer, has been translated into 38 languages. As of 2014, it has sold over five million copies worldwide. It won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award in 2000. In 2003, a film based on the novel was released, receiving three Academy Award nominations in 2004, along with ten BAFTAs and two Golden Globes. Her 2013 novel, The Last Runaway was honored with the Ohioana Book Award and was chosen for the Richard and Judy Book Club for autumn 2013.
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