The Glassmaker

Synopsis

FROM THE GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING 'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Month 'A triumph… a brilliant idea carried out with confidence and brio and a deep love of an extraordinary city. The ingenuity of the time-skipping is beyond admiration' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Spellbinding…. Chevalier at her fabulous best. A rich, vivid and gently enchanting novel' ELIF SHAFAK Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here – like the glass the island’s maestros spend their lives learning to handle. Women are not meant to work with glass, but Orsola Rosso flouts convention to save her family from ruin. She works in secret, knowing her creations must be perfect to be accepted by men. But perfection may take a lifetime. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola as she hones her craft through war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss. The beads she creates will adorn the necks of empresses and courtesans from Paris to Vienna – but will she ever earn the respect of those closest to her? Tracy Chevalier is a master of her own craft, and The Glassmaker is vivid, inventive, spellbinding: a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as their glass.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780008153885

Related ISBNs:

9780008153861, 9780008701307, 9780008687038, 9780008153878, 9780008153908, 9780008687045, 9780008724207, 9780008724214, 9780008724221, 9780008724238, 9780008724245, 9780008743666, 9780008153892

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Date of Addition:

09/11/24

Copyrighted By:

Tracy Chevalier

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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