The Glassmaker

Name: The Glassmaker
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group
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By Tracy Chevalier

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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

Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 416
Publisher:: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date:: 2024-06-18
ISBN / EAN:: 9780525558279
Weight:: 625 g
Dimensions:: 160/238/32 cm
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