Tracy Chevalier (born in Washington, DC in October of 1962) is a bestselling historical novelist. Her career began with the book "The Virgin Blue" but she became well known with her novel "Girl with a Pearl Earring", a book based on the creation of the famous painting by Vermeer. The film based on the novel received three Academy Award nominations in 2004. Chevalier was raised in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, … Wikipedia
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