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Lynden Wade asked this question about Girl with a Pearl Earring:
Am I the only person who believes that the book is about how nothing actually happened? That Griet is naive and young and thinks Vermeer is seeing her in a sexual light when in fact he is only interested in his craft? I think the film has got the entire novel wrong!
David Tudor Nothing 'actually' happened … but there was clearly an underlying emotional tension between Griet and Vermeer, which stayed with Griet long after she …moreNothing 'actually' happened … but there was clearly an underlying emotional tension between Griet and Vermeer, which stayed with Griet long after she left his household and married. Whether Vermeer felt the same for Griet - or whether he was only interested in her for the art she inspired - is not clear. The book is written from Griet's perspective so the workings of Vermeer's mind can only be guessed at.(less)
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author)
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