Tracy Chevalier is an Anglo-American writer of historical fiction. Chevalier published her debut novel, The Virgin Blue, in 1997. Two years later she achieved her breakthrough success with Girl with a Pearl Earring. Chevalier has since written eight further novels, with settings from late medieval Paris to 1970s Washington. Her latest book, A Single Thread was published in 2019.
Writers in Conversation
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This event took place on 20 November 2020
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Writers in Conversation
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This event took place on 20 November 2020
For this in conversation event, novelists Tracy Chevalier, Nikita Lalwani and Stephanie Scott read extracts from their latest works, followed by a panel discussion led by journalist Yvette Huddleston.
The authors discuss their books and their own experiences and how they chime with the historical and contemporary themes and figures featured in the exhibition, Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women’s Rights.