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Tracy Chevalier

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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, dancers? That year forced me to write all the time and take it seriously.

Geography:
Moved to London after graduating from Oberlin in 1984. I had studied for a semester in London and thought it was a great place, so came over for fun, expecting to go back to the US after 6 months to get serious. I’m still in London, and still not entirely serious. Even have dual citizenship – though I keep the American accent intact.

Family:
1 English husband + 1 English son + 1 tortoiseshell cat.

Career:
Before writing, was a reference book editor, working on encyclopedias about writers. Learned how to research and how to make sentences better. Eventually I wanted to fix my own sentences rather than others’, so I quit and did the MA.

Writing:
Talked a lot about becoming a writer as a kid, but actual pen to paper contact was minimal. Started writing short stories in my 20s, then began first novel, The Virgin Blue, during the MA year. With Girl With a Pearl Earring , I became a full-time writer, and have since juggled it with motherhood

Tracy Chevalier

3.8/5 ( ratings)
Website
Go to Website
Twitter
Go to Twitter Account
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, dancers? That year forced me to write all the time and take it seriously.

Geography:
Moved to London after graduating from Oberlin in 1984. I had studied for a semester in London and thought it was a great place, so came over for fun, expecting to go back to the US after 6 months to get serious. I’m still in London, and still not entirely serious. Even have dual citizenship – though I keep the American accent intact.

Family:
1 English husband + 1 English son + 1 tortoiseshell cat.

Career:
Before writing, was a reference book editor, working on encyclopedias about writers. Learned how to research and how to make sentences better. Eventually I wanted to fix my own sentences rather than others’, so I quit and did the MA.

Writing:
Talked a lot about becoming a writer as a kid, but actual pen to paper contact was minimal. Started writing short stories in my 20s, then began first novel, The Virgin Blue, during the MA year. With Girl With a Pearl Earring , I became a full-time writer, and have since juggled it with motherhood

Books from Tracy Chevalier

Remarkable Creatures

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Virgin Blue

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The Last Runaway

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Falling Angels

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A Single Thread

3.7/5 ( ratings)

At the Edge of the Orchard

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Girl with the Pearl Earring

3.8/5 ( ratings)

New Boy

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Reader, I Married Him: Stories Inspired by Jane Eyre

3.1/5 ( ratings)

The Lady and the Unicorn

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Burning Bright

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Imagined Lives: Portraits of unknown people

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Why Willows Weep: Contemporary Tales from the Woods

3.5/5 ( ratings)

At the Edge of the Orchard [Excerpt only]

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Tom Hunter: Living in Hell and Other Stories

3.5/5 ( ratings)

La china di Buenos Aires: L'ho sposato, lettore mio

1/5 ( ratings)

L'última fugida (LA NEGRA) (Catalan Edition)

1/5 ( ratings)

Le Récital des anges

1/5 ( ratings)

Girl With The Pearl Earring

1/5 ( ratings)

At the Edge of the Orchard [Excerpt only]

1/5 ( ratings)
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