The Glassmaker

By Tracy Chevalier

Book Overview

"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"--

• Format: Library Binding
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142051444X
• ISBN13: 9781420514445
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"