Patricia B. (mydomino1978) reviewed on 7/11/2007 + 26 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I really really liked this one. A young girl, happy at home until circumstances require that she go to work to help support her family. She is sent to a local painters house (Vermeer) to work as a maid. His wife is extremely jealous, and when he dresses up the maid and uses his wifes earring and uses her as a model the tension builds. His rich sponsor is lusting after the young maid also. A young girl in this situation doesn't have many options. There is a lot of rich detail of the artists family life. The ending is a little bit down beat but will probably end up as one of this years top 10, depending on what else I read this year.

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