The Virgin Blue: Library Edition Unknown - 2007

From the publisher

The first novel -- never before published in the United States -- by the critically acclaimed author of the New York Times bestsellers Girl with a Pearl Earring and Falling Angels Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulintwo women born centuries apart, yet tied together by a haunting family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start working on a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a strange series of events propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. As the novel unfolds alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier a common thread emerges that pulls the lives of the two women together in a most mysterious way. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page. Tracy Chevalier's first novel is a triumph. Excellent.' -Time Out (London) Such an achievement for a serious writer that you feel it deserves an award.' -The Independent (London) A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colors.' -The Times (London)