Serge Crowley Crowley itibaren قمی آباد، تهران، Iran itibaren قمی آباد، تهران، Iran

I thought this was one of the best books I've read in a long time. I found myself looking up Vermeer's paintings to match them up with the story. I learned alot about the time period and art by reading this book. It was an entertaining story, and that is why I read historical fiction (I think some of the other reviews take themselves too seriously; its fiction -- enjoy it!). The movie is well done, but does not do the book justice. The scenes are very artistically put together, which makes it worth seeing. But, the characters and story line in the movie are much more shallow than in the book.