Critical Praise

"On the academic front, here is the old Chevalier, exact and guarded, accurate and self-contained…On the erotic front, she positively explodes, the shy smiles of Pearl Earring replaced by a terrific torrent of carnal imagery, every sense invoked and appetite exploited."

——Helen Falconer, Guardian

"Tracy Chevalier's approach to fiction is so methodical that she threatens to turn writing about art into science."

——The New York Times

"…the genuine drama Chevalier orchestrates as the weavers race to complete the tapestries, and the deft way she herself weaves together each separate story strand, results in a work of genuine power and beauty."

——Publishers Weekly