Bøger af Tracy Chevalier

In the year of the 150th anniversary of Origin of Species, set in a town where Jane Austen was a frequent visitor, Tracy Chevalier once again shows her uncanny sense for the topical.In the early nineteenth century, a windswept beach along the English coast brims with fossils for those with the eye...From the moment she's struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is marked for greatness. When she uncovers unknown dinosaur fossils in the cliffs near her home, she sets the scientific world alight, challenging ideas about the world's creation and stimulating debate over our origins. In an arena dominated by men, however, Mary is soon reduced to a serving role, facing prejudice from the academic community, vicious gossip from neighbours, and the heartbreak of forbidden love. Even nature is a threat, throwing bitter cold, storms, and landslips at her.Luckily Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly, intelligent Elizabeth Philpot, a middle-class spinster who is also fossil-obsessed. Their relationship strikes a delicate balance between fierce loyalty and barely suppressed envy. Despite their differences in age and background, Mary and Elizabeth discover that, in struggling for recognition, friendship is their strongest weapon.Remarkable Creatures is Tracy Chevalier's stunning new novel of how one woman's gift transcends class and gender to lead to some of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century. Above all, it is a revealing portrait of the intricate and resilient nature of female friendship.

A brilliant historical novel on the corruption of innocence, using the famous painting by Vermeer as an inspiration.When Griet becomes a maid in the household of Johannes Vermeer, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry and the care of his six children. But as she becomes part of his world and his work, their growing intimacy spreads tension and deception in the ordered household and, as the scandal seeps out, into the town beyond.Tracy Chevalier's extraordinary novel on the corruption of innocence and the price of genius is a contemporary classic, and has sold over two million copies worldwide.

”Hele mit liv er jeg blevet ramt af lynet. En enkelt gang rent bogstaveligt.”En opdagelsesrejse, et møde mellem to bemærkelsesværdige kvinder, en forunderlig tid og et særpræget sted, er baggrunden for Tracy Chevaliersfængslende nye roman. I starten af det 19. århundrede vrimler den vindomsuste engelske kyst med fossiler for folk med blik for dem. Fra det øjeblik, hvor Mary Anning som barn rammes af lynet, står det klart, at hun er udvalgt til noget stort. Da hun afdækker ukendte dinosaurfossiler i klippeskrænterne nær sit hjem, sætter hun brand i det videnskabelige samfund, udfordrer tankerne om verdens skabelse og stimulerer debatten om menneskets oprindelse. I en mandsdomineret verden bliver Mary imidlertid snart reduceret til rollen som tyende og udsættes for det akademiske samfunds fordomme, ondskabsfuld nabosladder og hjertesorg forårsaget af forbudt kærlighed. Selv naturen udgør en trussel mod hende med sin bitre kulde, sine storme og jordskred. Heldigvis finder Mary en usædvanlig allieret i den knarvorne, intelligente Elizabeth Philpot, en middelklasse-pebermø, som også er besat af fossiler. Deres forhold bygger på en skrøbelig balance mellem brændende loyalitet og slet undertrykt misundelse. På trods af deres forskelle i alder og baggrund sander Mary og Elizabeth dog, at venskab er deres stærkeste våben i kampen for anerkendelse.

År 1838: James og Sadie Goodenough har slået sig ned, hvor deres hestevogn sad fast. I den mudrede, stillestående sump i det nordvestlige Ohio. Sammen med deres fem børn arbejder de utrætteligt på at tæmme deres jordstykke ved at købe ungtræer fra den lokale træsælger, kendt som John Appleseed, så de kan dyrke de halvtreds æbletræer, det kræver at afmærke deres grund. Men den plantage, som de planter, lægger spiren til en lang kamp. James elsker æblerne, der minder om deres lettere vilkår i Conneticut; hvorimod Sadie foretrækker den æblebrændevin, de laver, et alkoholisk fristed fra det brutale plantageliv. År 1853: Deres yngste søn Robert vandrer gennem guldfeberramte Californien. Hvileløs og hjemsøgt af den nedbrudte familie, han efterlod, har han vandret alene gennem landet. I en lille skov af rødtræer og amerikansk kæmpefyr finder han en smule trøst ved at samle frø for en naturalist, som sælger planter fra den nye verden til gartnere i England. Men selv i Amerika er der en grænse for, hvor langt man kan løbe, og da Roberts fortid uventet haler ind på ham, må han beslutte sig for, om han vil drage videre igen eller omsider slå sig ned selv. Anmeldelser: ”Dette portræt af søskendekærlighedens ømhed er på en måde Chevaliers største bedrift.” - The Independent ”Som altid er hendes forskning omhyggeligt detaljeret.”- The Guardian”Evigt fængslende” - Financial Times "Chevalier er en talentfuld fremmaner af [forholdene i] det 19. århundredes Amerika." - New York times

Delft, 1664. Griet bliver ansat som tjenestepige hos maleren Johannes Vermeer. Hun skal gøre rent i hans atelier. Desuden skal hun assistere Vermeers kone, Catharina, der er gravid en stor del af tiden. Det var ikke altid let at være tjenestepige i 1660ernes Holland. Som ny i huset er Griet nederst i hakkeordenen. Og hendes liv bliver ikke lettere, da Vermeer begynder at bruge hende som model. Især ikke, da han forlanger, at hun skal bære hans kones perleørering. En fascinerende fortælling bygget op omkring tilblivelsen af det kendte maleri Pige med perleørering, også kaldet Pige med turban. Et af de mest elskede af Vermeers kun ca. 40 kendte malerier. Bogen lå på den amerikanske bestsellerliste i et år.

FALDNE ENGLE er en fascinerende fortælling om barnevenskaber, seksuel vækkelse og menneskelig skrøbelighed. Om en nation i forandring og om kampen for kvindernes stemmeret.Januar 1901, dagen efter dronning Victorias død: To familier mødes ved deres tilstødende gravsteder på en fashionabel London-kirkegård. Waterhouse-familien hylder den afdøde dronning og holder fast i victorianske traditioner; Coleman-familien ser frem til et mere moderne samfund. Med gensidig modvilje knyttes familierne uløseligt til hinanden, da deres døtre bliver venner bag gravstenene. Og hvad værre er, de bliver også venner med graverens snavsede søn. Det nye århundrede finder sit fodfæste, mens pigerne vokser op; automobiler erstatter heste, elektricitet overstråler gaslys, nationen løsriver sig af det knugende victorianske samfunds skygger. Og de to familiers liv forandres for altid, da den smukke, frustrerede mrs. Coleman med katastrofale følger søger at vinde større personlig frihed.

"In 1486, Orsola Rosso is the eldest daughter in a family of glassblowers in Murano, Italy. As a woman, she is not meant to blow glass-but when her father dies, she teaches herself to make beads in secret, and her work becomes the cornerstone of the Rosso family fortunes. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola and her family as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, from a plague rearing its head over Venice to Continental soldiers stripping its palazzos bare, from the domination of Murano and its maestros to the transformation of the city of trade into a city of tourists. In every era, the Rosso women ensure that their work, and their bonds, endure"--

An extraordinary story exquisitely told, Chevalier's "The Lady and the Unicorn" weaves history and fiction into a beautiful, timeless, and intriguing literary tapestry that rivals in grace and grandeur the masterpiece that inspired it.

Griet, den unge datteren til en flismaker i 1600-tallets Nederland, får sin første jobb som tjenestejente hos maleren Vermeer. Gjennom Griets øyne forteller forfatteren om den kompliserte familien, samfunnet i den lille byen Delft, og om livet med et geni. Griet liker å bli dratt inn i dette kunstneriske livet, men det kan koste henne dyrt. Boken er filmatisert.

This collection of original stories by today's finest woman writers takes inspiration from the famous line in Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel, Jane EyreA fixture in the literary canon, Charlotte Brontë is revered by readers all over the world. Her books featuring unforgettable, strong heroines still resonate with millions today. And who could forget one of literature's best-known lines: ?Reader, I married him? from her classic novel Jane Eyre? Part of a remarkable family that produced three acclaimed female writers at a time in nineteenth-century Britain when few women wrote, and fewer were published, Brontë has become a great source of inspiration to writers, especially women, ever since. Now, in Reader, I Married Him, twenty of today's most celebrated woman authors have spun original stories using Jane Eyre as a springboard. Reader, I Married Him features stories by:Tracy Chevalier, Tessa Hadley, Helen Dunmore, Kirsty Gunn, Joanna Briscoe, Jane Gardam, Emma Donoghue, Susan Hill, Francine Prose, Elif Shafak, Evie Wyld, Patricia Park, Salley Vickers, Nadifa Mohamed, Esther Freud, Linda Grant, Sarah Hall, Lionel Shriver, Audrey Niffenegger, Namwali Serpell, Elizabeth McCrackenUnique, inventive, and poignant, the stories in Reader, I Married Him pay homage to the literary genius of Charlotte Brontë, and demonstrate once again that her extraordinary vision continues to inspire readers and writers.

Delft, 1664. Die junge Magd Griet wird in den Haushalt des holländischen Malers Johannes Vermeer gegeben und avanciert schnell zur Schülerin und Muse des Malers. Sie zeigt eine scheue, in Andeutungen belassene Zuneigung zu dem Künstler, dem sie schließlich Modell sitzt, was für Schikanen seitens Vermeers eifersüchtiger Gattin sorgt. Als der Maler das junge Mädchen bittet, den Perlenohrring seiner Frau für ein Porträt anzulegen, löst er eine Katastrophe aus, die Griets Zukunft bedroht.Tracy Chevalier wuchs in Washington D.C. auf. Sie studierte Englische Litera- tur und arbeitete als Lektorin. Mit ihrem Roman „Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring" gelang ihr 1999 der internationale Durchbruch.

Der neue historische Roman der Weltbestseller-AutorinEngland, dreißiger Jahre. Die Abende, an denen Violet mit einer Gruppe ungewöhnlicher Frauen wunderschöne Stickereien für die Kathedrale in Winchester anfertigt, sind der Aufbruch in eine neue Welt.Chevaliers neuer Roman ist episch, warmherzig und lebendig – eine Hommage an die weibliche Kunstfertigkeit und ein Buch darüber, wie Schönheit auch ein bescheidenes Leben erfüllen kann.Tracy Chevalier, 1962 geboren, wuchs in Washington D.C. auf. Sie studierte Englisch und arbeitete als Lektorin. Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring ist ihr zweiter Roman, mit dem sie 1999 international bekannt wurde. Tracy Chevalier lebt mit ihrer Familie in London. Ihr aktueller Roman Violet erscheint 2020 bei Hoffmann und Campe.

New York Timesbestselling author ofGirl With a Pearl Earring and At the Edge of the OrchardTracy Chevalier makes her first fictional foray into the American past inThe Last Runaway, bringing to life the Underground Railroad and illuminating the principles, passions and realities that fueled this extraordinary freedom movement.Honor Bright, a modest English Quaker, moves to Ohio in 1850--only to find herself alienated and alone in a strange land. Sick from the moment she leaves England, and fleeing personal disappointment, she is forced by family tragedy to rely on strangers in a harsh, unfamiliar landscape.Nineteenth-century America is practical, precarious, and unsentimental, and scarred by the continuing injustice of slavery. In her new home Honor discovers that principles count for little, even within a religious community meant to be committed to human equality.However, Honor is drawn into the clandestine activities of the Underground Railroad, a network helping runaway slaves escape to freedom, where she befriends two surprising women who embody the remarkable power of defiance. Eventually she must decide if she too can act on what she believes in, whatever the personal costs.

'O felt her presence behind him like a fire at his back.'Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day - so he's lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school.

'A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it' Joanne Harris"e;One in ten trees comes up sweet..."e;In the inhospitable Black Swamp of Ohio, the Goodenough family are barely scratching out a living. Life there is harsh, tempered only by the apples they grow for eating and for the cider that dulls their pain. Hot-headed Sadie and buttoned-up James are a poor match, and Robert and his sister Martha can only watch helplessly as their parents tear each other apart. One particularly vicious fight sends Robert out alone across America, far from his sister, to seek his fortune among the mighty redwoods and sequoias of Gold Rush California. But even across a continent, he can feel the pull of family loyalties...

'Addictively compelling' The Times'A joy to read' Maggie O'FarrellAs she watched, the darkness unfolded itself, stood and took the shape of a young black woman, barefoot, in a yellow dress. Now Honor must actually do something, though she did not yet know what.Honor Bright is a sheltered Quaker who has rarely ventured out of 1850s Dorset when she impulsively emigrates to America. Opposed to the slavery that defines and divides the country, she finds her principles tested to the limit when a runaway slave appears at the farm of her new family. In this tough, unsentimental place, where whisky bottles sit alongside quilts, Honor befriends two spirited women who will teach her how to turn ideas into action.

'A triumph. Excellent' Time Out'A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colours' The TimesShe was called Isabelle, and when she was a small girl her hair changed colour in the time it takes a bird to call to its mate...Midwife Isabelle du Moulin is marked as different, by both her red hair and her love for the Virgin Mary in her rich blue robes. As religious fervour sweeps 16th-century France, Isabelle's striking likeness to the Madonna puts her in danger when her village is enraptured by new Protestant doctrine.Four centuries later, Ella Turner moves to the French village of Lisle-sur-Tarn and finds her dreams are haunted by the colour blue. Ella hopes to become both a midwife and a mother, but her plans unravel as she discovers her link to Isabelle, and her ancestor's shocking fate.

'Vividly imagined' Sunday Telegraph'Sex and death meet again in [a] marvellous evocation of Edwardian England' Daily MailQueen Victoria is dead. In January 1901, the day after her passing, two very different families visit neighbouring graves in a London cemetery. The traditional Waterhouses revere the late Queen where the Colemans have a more modern outlook, but both families are appalled by the friendship that springs up between their respective daughters, Lavinia and Maude.As the girls grow up, their world changes almost beyond measure: cars are replacing horses, electric lighting is taking over from gas, and emancipation is fast approaching, to the delight of some and the dismay of others...

The new novel from the author of the much-loved Girl with a Pearl Earring and Falling Angels.The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries are a set of six medieval tapestries. Beautiful, intricate and expertly made, they are also mysterious in their origin and meaning.Tapestries give an appearance of order and continuity, as if designed and made by one person, belying the complicated process required to create them. Weavers, patrons, designers, artists, merchants and apprentices were involved in their making, and behind them were the wives, daughters and servants who exercised influences over their men. Like the many strands of wool and silk woven together into one cloth, so these people came together in a complex dance to create the whole picture.Jean le Viste, a newly wealthy member of the French court, commissions the tapestries to hang in his chateau. Nicolas, his chosen designer, meets le Viste's wife Genevieve and his daughter Claude, both of whom take a keen interest in the tapestries. From Paris, Nicolas moves to a weaver's workshop in Brussels. The creation of the tapestries brings together people who would not otherwise meet - their lives become entangled, and so do their desires. As they fall in love, are shunned, take revenge, find unrequited love, turn to the church or to pagan ideals, the tapestries become to each an ideal vision of life - yet all discover that they are unable to make this ideal world their own.

'A visual delight' The Times'A splendidly vital recreation of Georgian London' Sunday Times'Tell me, then: would you say you are innocent or experienced?'1792. Uprooted from their quiet Dorset village to the riotous streets of London, young Jem Kellaway and his family feel very far from home. They struggle to find their place in this tumultuous city, still alive with the repercussions of the blood-splattered French Revolution.Luckily, streetwise Maggie Butterfield is on hand to show Jem the ropes. Together they encounter the neighbour they've been warned about: radical poet and artist William Blake. Jem and Maggie's passage from innocence to experience becomes the very stuff of poetic inspiration...