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The Glassmaker

By Tracy Chevalier
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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... Read More
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FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

A spellbinding new novel set in Venice, from the globally bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

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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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008701307

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Borough Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Tracy Chevalier is the author of ten novels, including At the Edge of the Orchard, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring, an international bestseller that has sold over five million copies and won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award. Born in Washington DC, in 1984 she moved to London, where she lives with her husband and son.

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