This is the story of an imaginary painting by Vermeer, and the ups and downs of those whose lives it illuminates and darkens.
From a proud father regretting his lost love to a compromised Frenchwoman, a wretched girl who is hanged, and Vermeer's own gifted daughter, Vreeland's moving tales are interwoven to make a memorable novel.
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