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Tracy Chevalier

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in Washington, DC., The United States

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http://www.tracychevalier.com/

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction

Influences

Margaret Atwood, Rose Tremain, Sarah Waters, Hilary Mantel

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May 2011

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Born:
19 October 1962 in Washington, DC. Youngest of 3 children. Father was a photographer for The Washington Post.

Childhood:
Nerdy. Spent a lot of time lying on my bed reading. Favorite authors back then: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madeleine L’Engle, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Joan Aiken, Susan Cooper, Lloyd Alexander. Book I would have taken to a desert island: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.

Education:
BA in English, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1984. No one was surprised that I went there; I was made for such a progressive, liberal place.

MA in creative writing, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1994. There’s a lot of debate about whether or not you can be taught to write. Why doesn’t anyone ask that of professional singers, painters, d ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,108,274 ratings · 46,094 reviews · 74 distinct works • Similar authors

	Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 780,617 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remarkable Creatures 3.90 avg rating — 55,566 ratings — published 2009 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady and the Unicorn 3.71 avg rating — 47,485 ratings — published 2003 — 123 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Runaway 3.86 avg rating — 39,342 ratings — published 2013 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glassmaker 3.93 avg rating — 37,031 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virgin Blue 3.68 avg rating — 34,442 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Single Thread 3.75 avg rating — 33,479 ratings — published 2019 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Falling Angels 3.63 avg rating — 27,140 ratings — published 2001 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Edge of the Orchard 3.68 avg rating — 23,312 ratings — published 2016 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burning Bright 3.42 avg rating — 15,710 ratings — published 2007 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Publication Day!

I'm delighted to say that THE GLASSMAKER is published today in the USA and Canada - at last! I have been working on this novel since 2019, researching and writing a lot of it during the pandemic, which is partly what slowed me down.

It's also a slightly longer book than I usually write, plus it covers 500 years of Venetian history! It's about a young woman who decides to do what women don't do ofte Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 18, 2024 09:44 • Tags: chevalier, glassmaker, historicalfiction, theglassmaker, tracychevalier, venice

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Tracy Chevalier answered Cynthia's question: Is there a way to ask you a question other than here? I had a plot question about The Glassmaker that I am very curious about, but this might not be the best place to ask. Best to email me at hello@tchevalier.com
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Tracy Chevalier rated a book really liked it Tilt by Emma Pattee (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tracy Chevalier has read My Sister and Other Lovers by Esther Freud	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tracy Chevalier rated a book liked it Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tracy Chevalier rated a book really liked it The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles, #1) by Elizabeth Jane Howard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I have consistently loved books that I've read when I've been sick in bed.”
― Tracy Chevalier

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“It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.”
― Tracy Chevalier

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“He saw things in a way that others did not, so that a city I had lived in all my life seemed a different place, so that a woman became beautiful with the light on her face.”
― Tracy Chevalier, Girl with a Pearl Earring

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What fiction book should we read in February 2024?

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

40 votes, 30.1%

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

35 votes, 26.3%

An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor

24 votes, 18.0%

The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker

19 votes, 14.3%

Close Your Eyes by Iris Johansen

15 votes, 11.3%

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