Tracy Chevalier

Un bestseller internacional sobre la búsqueda de la belleza y la corrupción de la inocencia"Una novela que trasciende el tiempo y el espacio." The New YorkerPaíses Bajos, siglo XVII. La joven Griet, de dieciseis años, entra a trabajar al servicio de Johannes Vermeer en la ciudad de Delft. Griet parece saber cual es su papel en la casa: ocuparse de las tareas domesticas y cuidar a los seis niños del pintor. Sin embargo, la sensibilidad de la muchacha llama la atencion de Vermeer, quien le abre las puertas de su mundo y su trabajo. A medida que la intimidad crece entre ambos, tambien lo hacen la tension y los celos. Y pronto, llega el escandalo.Tracy Chevalier logra consagrarse en el genero de la ficcion historica con esta novela que ya es un clasico contemporaneo."Una narradora sutil y brillante que seduce al lector." El Mundo"Chevalier ilumina la vida privada de las grandes mujeres olvidadas por la Historia." El Pais"Chevalier ha hecho de la novela historica su seña de identidad." La VanguardiaOtros libros de la autora en Duomo ediciones:La voz de los arbolesLas huellas de la vidaLas mujeres de Winchester

De la autora superventas de La joven de la perla, una novela histórica ambientada en la fascinante y enigmática Venecia+ 5 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo+ de 300.000 ejemplares vendidos en EspañaUn extraordinario logro... una idea brillante relatada con maestria y un profundo amor hacia una ciudad extraordinaria. Philip PullmanLa ciudad mas bella del mundo ha acogido a maestros del vidrio durante cientos de años. ¿Hay lugar para una mujer entre todos ellos? Orsola Rosso esta a punto de dejar su huella.Venecia, 1486. Al otro lado de la laguna se encuentra Murano. Aqui el tiempo fluye de forma diferente, como el cristal que los maestros de la isla se pasan la vida aprendiendo a moldear. Las mujeres no deben trabajar el vidrio, pero Orsola Rosso ignora las convenciones para salvar a su familia. Trabaja en secreto, sabiendo que sus obras deben ser perfectas para ser aceptadas por los hombres. Pero la perfeccion puede llevar toda una vida. Saltando a traves de los siglos, seguimos a Orsola Rosso mientras perfeccionan su arte a traves de la guerra y la peste, la tragedia y el triunfo, el amor y la perdida. Sus invenciones adornaran los cuellos de emperatrices y cortesanas de Paris a Viena, pero ¿llegara a ganarse el respeto de sus seres mas queridos?Una novela vivida, deslumbrante sobre una mujer, una familia y una ciudad tan imperecederas como el cristal.

A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. The twenty-one stories in Reader, I Married Him - one of the most celebrated lines in fiction - are inspired by Jane Eyre and shaped by its perennially fascinating themes of love, compromise and self-determination. A bohemian wedding party takes an unexpected turn for the bride and her daughter; a family trip to a Texan waterpark prompts a life-changing decision; Grace Poole defends Bertha Mason and calls the general opinion of Jane Eyre into question. Mr Rochester reveals a long-kept secret in "Reader, She Married Me", and "The Mirror" boldly imagines Jane's married life after the novel ends. A new mother encounters an old lover after her daily swim and inexplicably lies to him, and a fitness instructor teaches teenage boys how to handle a pit bull terrier by telling them Jane Eyre's story. Edited by Tracy Chevalier, this collection brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salute the strength and lasting relevance of Charlotte Bronte's game-changing novel and its beloved narrator.

En 1838, dans l’Ohio, les fièvres ne font pas de cadeau. À chaque début d’hiver, James Goodenough creuse de petites tombes en prévision des mauvais jours. Et à chaque fin d’hiver, une nouvelle croix

Desde la primera página, el lenguaje descriptivo y rico en matices de Chevalier transporta al lector al mundo de Griet. Una brillante y espléndida novela. A través del detalle, Chevalier introduce al lector en el mundo del cuadro, en el ambiente de la obra maestra que explora: emotivo, misterioso y, en ocasiones, insoportablemente conmovedor.Es tan intenso que el lector casi puede sentirlo. Times

From internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier, a riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier 1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio. They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple trees required to stake their claim on the property. But the orchard they plant sows the seeds of a long battle. James loves the apples, reminders of an easier life back in Connecticut; while Sadie prefers the applejack they make, an alcoholic refuge from brutal frontier life. 1853: Their youngest child Robert is wandering through Gold Rush California. Restless and haunted by the broken family he left behind, he has made his way alone across the country. In the redwood and giant sequoia groves he finds some solace, collecting seeds for a naturalist who sells plants from the new world to the gardeners of England. But you can run only so far, even in America, and when Roberts past makes an unexpected appearance he must decide whether to strike out again or stake his own claim to a home at last. Chevalier tells a fierce, beautifully crafted story in At the Edge of the Orchard, her most graceful and richly imagined work yet.

1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio. They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple trees required to stake their claim on the property. But the orchard they plant sows the seeds of a long battle. James loves the apples, reminders of an easier life back in Connecticut; while Sadie prefers the applejack they make, an alcoholic refuge from brutal frontier life.1853: Their youngest child Robert is wandering through Gold Rush California. Restless and haunted by the broken family he left behind, he has made his way alone across the country. In the redwood and giant sequoia groves he finds some solace, collecting seeds for a naturalist who sells plants from the new world to the gardeners of England. But you can run only so far, even in America, and when Roberts past makes an unexpected appearance he must decide whether to strike out again or stake his own claim to a home at last.Chevalier tells a fierce, beautifully crafted story in At the Edge of the Orchard, her most graceful and richly imagined work yet.

From internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier, a riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio. They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple trees required to stake their claim on the property. But the orchard they plant sows the seeds of a long battle. James loves the apples, reminders of an easier life back in Connecticut; while Sadie prefers the applejack they make, an alcoholic refuge from brutal frontier life.1853: Their youngest child Robert is wandering through Gold Rush California. Restless and haunted by the broken family he left behind, he has made his way alone across the country. In the redwood and giant sequoia groves he finds some solace, collecting seeds for a naturalist who sells plants from the new world to the gardeners of England. But you can run only so far, even in America, and when Roberts past makes an unexpected appearance he must decide whether to strike out again or stake his own claim to a home at last.Chevalier tells a fierce, beautifully crafted story in At the Edge of the Orchard, her most graceful and richly imagined work yet.

A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. The twenty-one stories in Reader, I Married Him - one of the most celebrated lines in fiction - are inspired by Jane Eyre and shaped by its perennially fascinating themes of love, compromise and self-determination. A bohemian wedding party takes an unexpected turn for the bride and her daughter; a family trip to a Texan waterpark prompts a life-changing decision; Grace Poole defends Bertha Mason and calls the general opinion of Jane Eyre into question. Mr Rochester reveals a long-kept secret in "Reader, She Married Me", and "The Mirror" boldly imagines Jane's married life after the novel ends. A new mother encounters an old lover after her daily swim and inexplicably lies to him, and a fitness instructor teaches teenage boys how to handle a pit bull terrier by telling them Jane Eyre's story. Edited by Tracy Chevalier, this collection brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salute the strength and lasting relevance of Charlotte Bronte's game-changing novel and its beloved narrator.

Tracy Chevalier brings Shakespeares harrowing drama of jealousy and revenge to a 1970s era elementary school playground. Arriving at his fifth school in as many years, diplomats son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day so hes lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student cant stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players teachers and pupils alike will never be the same again.The tragedy of Othello is transposed to a 1970s suburban Washington schoolyard, where kids fall in and out of love with each other before lunchtime, and practice a casual racism picked up from their parents and teachers. Peeking over the shoulders of four 11 year olds Osei, Dee, Ian, and his reluctant girlfriend Mimi Tracy Chevaliers powerful drama of friends torn apart by jealousy, bullying and betrayal will leave you reeling.

Londres, 1792. La familia Kellaway acaba de llegar a la gran capital para buscar fortuna y olvidar un pasado doloroso. Ahí los espera una ciudad palpitante donde todos tendrán ocasión de aprender algo nuevo: los mayores descubriran que en su vida aun hay lugar para el placer, y los jovenes cruzaran ese puente tambaleante que lleva de la adolescencia a la madurez de la mano de William Blake, el mas sabio de los maestros. Domadores de leones y acrobatas, artesanos, picaros, seductores, asesinos y revolucionarios... El mundo entero desfila ante los ojos de Jem y su hermana Maisie, que aprenden a vivir en las callejuelas del barrio en compañia de la entrañable Maggie, una chiquilla que guarda un sordido secreto. Un buen dia los tres visitaran por fin el estudio de Blake, un vecino strafalario dedicado a la lectura, el dibujo y la escritura, y de sus labios oiran las primeras lecciones de vida. Novela de aprendizaje y retrato magistral de una epoca y un poeta extraordinarios, El maestro de la inocencia muestra una vez mas el talento de Tracy Chevalier, una gran escritora que une pasado y presente con el hilo de la emocion.

La joven Isabelle du Moulin vive fascinada por el profundo color azul de la hornacina de la Virgen en la iglesia del pueblo. Son malos tiempos para admirar un icono católico: en la Francia del siglo XVI, el protestantismo libra una lucha feroz contra la vieja religion romana... Cuatrocientos años mas tarde, Ella Turner llega al mismo pueblo. Guiada por unos extraños sueños con la ayuda del bibliotecario, buscara el rastro del pasado hasta desentrañar el secreto familiar que ha permanecido escondido durante siglos.

The wonderful new novel from the much loved author of 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' and 'Falling Angels'. Flames and funerals, circus feats and seduction, neighbours and nakedness: Tracy Chevalier's new novel 'Burning Bright' sparkles with drama. London 1792. The Kellaways move from familiar rural Dorset to the tumult of a cramped, unforgiving city. They are leaving behind a terrible loss, a blow that only a completely new life may soften. Against the backdrop of a city jittery over the increasingly bloody French Revolution, a surprising bond forms between Jem, the youngest Kellaway boy, and ...

Enero de 1901, el día después de la muerte de la reina Victoria : dos familias visitan tumbas vecinas en un cementerio londinense. Los Waterhouse reverencian a la última Reina y se aferran a las tradiciones victorianas, los Coleman ansian una sociedad mas moderna. Para su disgusto, ambas se ven irremediablemente unidas cuando sus hijas se hacen amigas. Y pronto las acompaña tambien el hijo del sepulturero. Mientras las niñas crecen y el nuevo siglo se asienta, una nacion emerge de las opresivas sombras victorianas hacia una era mas luminosa. Es entonces cuando la hermosa y frustrada señora Coleman apuesta por su libertad personal, con consecuencias que cambiaran las dos vidas de las dos familias para siempre.

La història i la ficció es fonen a La noia de la perla, una novel"la lluminosa sobre la visió artística i el despertar sensual, vistos a través dels ulls d una noia que va ser la inspiració d un dels millors quadres de Vermeer. Al Delft del segle XVII hi regna un ordre social estricte, que divideix rics i pobres, catòlics i protestants, amo i criat. Quan Griet, amb setze anys, se n va a treballar de minyona a casa del pintor més famós de la ciutat, tothom espera que sàpiga quin és el seu lloc. Però a casa dels Vermeer, dominada per una esposa voluble i la seva formidable mare, Griet aviat atreu la mirada del seu amo.

La joven de la perla es la historia de una fascinación, de cómo surge un sentimiento que se mueve entre la admiración y el amor. La luz en los ojos de Griet, la sirvienta convertida en musa, encierra el misterio mas profundo en el proceso de creacion de una obra de arte. Tracy Chevalier evoca la vida cotidiana en el siglo XVII holandes en esta hermosa novela sobre el despertar a la vida y al arte.