chevalier, tracy

La jeune et ravissante Griet est engagée comme servante dans la maison du peintre Vermeer. Nous sommes à Delft, au dix-septième siècle, l'âge d'or de

Als je elke ochtend begint met het eten van een levende kikker, zal de rest van de dag 'een makkie' zijn (aldus Mark Twain). 'Eat that frog' laat zien

Those eyes are fixed on someone. But who? What is she thinking as she stares out from one of the world's best-loved paintings?

This engaging text explores how everyday talk--the ordinary kinds of communicating that people do in schools, workplaces, and among family and friends

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JESSIE BURTON OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

This text examines the genre of the essay. It looks at over 400 writers worldwide, with geographical surveys providing historical frameworks, entries

'Spellbinding…. Chevalier at her fabulous best. A rich, vivid and gently enchanting novel' ELIF SHAFAK

‘It is a stunning story, compassionately reimagined’ Guardian Tracy Chevalier’s stunning novel of how one woman’s gift transc

‘Addictively compelling’ The Times ‘A joy to read’ Maggie O’Farrell

'Vividly imagined' Sunday Telegraph 'Sex and death meet again in [a] marvellous evocation of Edwardian England' Daily Mail

FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING 'Bittersweet ... dazzling' Guardi

FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING'Bittersweet ... dazzling' Guardian'Deeply pleasurable ... the ending made me cry' Th

A charming collection of stories and fables inspired by Britain's nineteen species of native trees, written by nineteen of Britain's leading authors.

`A visual delight' The Times `A splendidly vital recreation of Georgian London' Sunday Times