Delightful

I really enjoyed this. Like A Single Thread, it was beautifully and emphatically written. A slow, character driven novel, this was well researched and and delightfully pulled together. The narrator - Hattie Morahan - was wonderful. I'm not usually a fan of 'art fiction', but this pulled me close and kept me engaged throughout. I've now read two of Tracy Chevalier's books and I'm looking forward to number three.

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A lovely gentle story

Hattie Morahan made this a very pleasing experience with her lovely English and gentle voice. I enjoyed the story and the painting references and aspects of history. I'm not sure its even based on truth but listening while looking at the painting referred to in the title, makes it quite special. I'll check for further titles by the same author and narrator. Thank you.

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Intriguing story

A fascinating story about the artist Vermeer and how it came about that he painted the masterpiece of the girl with the petal earring. I loved every minute.

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Beautifully read

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this beautiful story. Hatti’s voice is perfect and easy to listen to.

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Beautifully weaved story

It is always one of my favorite book, and the narrator made it even more vivid and touching. I like how the narrator changed her tone when different characters speak.
If you have no knowledge about Vermeer, Renaissance or the classic painting, you might think it is just another normal bitter love story. However, if you do, you will find it is very beautifully weaved into the painting and the time. It creates a tone, which is clam and romantic with a trace of melancholy.
I have to say Peter is actually my favorite character, he is smart, kind, handsome, hardworking and caring to young heroine, even sometimes she is very childish and annoying.
I strongly recommend this book to lovers of historical fiction or arts.

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nice listen

struggled a bit to listen its a slow story the narrator was OK interesting

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Great story and lovely narration - just without a Dutch accent

An interesting take on how the paint came to (perhaps) be. Loved the intricacies of the characters and their interactions with each other. Was very interesting to get a taste of life back then, including the painting process.
While I loved the narration, I found it distracting that the narration didn’t reflect the origins or setting of the story and wasn’t in a Dutch accent (the movie adaptation is also very English, I’ve since found).

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A enchanting story

I really loved it, it was such a beautiful story about such a extraordinary painting

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Disappointed

I looked forward to this being a great story rich in history. However if failed all round. The story was weak. The interesting times and the potential for creating more detail was missing as far as the famous and subsequent characters were concerned. Could have been great but was lacking.

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