Tracy Chevalier
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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 in 2007, followed by the bestselling Remarkable Creatures in 2009. Her most recent novel The Last Runaway was chosen as an R&J pick in 2013.The film of Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Colin Firth as Vermeer, was released in the UK in 2003. It was nominated for 10 BAFTAs and two Academy Awards.Tracy Chevalier lives in North London with her husband and son.

Books by Tracy Chevalier

Tracy Chevalier Articles

A True Treasure: Read an Extract From A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

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21 August 2019

A True Treasure: Read an Extract From A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

    An Exquisitely Detailed Story That Tugs at Your Heartstrings: Review of A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

    News

    20 August 2019

    An Exquisitely Detailed Story That Tugs at Your Heartstrings: Review of A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier