The Glassmaker [electronic resource]
Chevalier, Tracy2024
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'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Month 'Sparkling'OBSERVER 'A triumph... beyond admiration' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Spellbinding.... Chevalier at her fabulous best' ELIF SHAFAK 'A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game' SPECTATOR FROM THE GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING 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.
Main title:
The Glassmaker [electronic resource] / Tracy Chevalier
Author:
Chevalier, Tracy, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Tracy Chevalier is the author of eleven novels, including A Single Thread, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring, an international bestseller that has sold over five million copies and been made into a film, a play and an opera. Born in Washington DC, she moved to the United Kingdom in 1986. She and her husband divide their time between London and Dorset.
ISBN:
9780008153885
Language:
English
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BRN:
4054767
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