In keeping with this year's books that became movies theme, I read Tracy Chevalier's, Girl With a Pearl Earring.Historical fiction intrigues me, so naturally, I found the "story" behind this painting interesting. As for the book, it was a well-written, quick, easy read.
The story was fairly predictable but that wasn't disappointing. Rather, the natural, even pace of her storytelling was reassuring. It felt as though the author was composing the story with the same deliberate thoughtfulness Vermeer had while creating the portrait upon which it's based.
