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Griet¡¯s decision to marry Pieter is a sane and sensible one. Before that, she was living in a fantasy world. Do you agree? Girl With a Pearl Earring, written by Tracy Chevalier, is a novel that follows the life-changing experiences of sixteen-year-old Griet, particularly accentuated over the two years of her serving as a maid for the Delft painter Vermeer. While Griet lives apart from her family, she struggles to deal with reality, yearnings of love and an escape from poverty.
