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The Glassmaker

By Tracy Chevalier

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The Glassmaker

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"In 1486, Orsola Rosso is the eldest daughter in a family of glassblowers in Murano, Italy. As a woman, she is not meant to blow glass-but when her father dies, she teaches herself to make beads in secret, and her work becomes the cornerstone of the Rosso family fortunes. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola and her family as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, from a plague rearing its head over Venice to Continental soldiers stripping its palazzos bare, from the domination of Murano and its maestros to the transformation of the city of trade into a city of tourists. In every era, the Rosso women ensure that their work, and their bonds, endure"--
Product details
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2024-06-18
Publication Date:
2024-06-18
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0525558276
ISBN13:
9780525558279
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
625 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
238 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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