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Female glassmaker defies norms in historical Venice.

If you're drawn to stories where passion and perseverance shine through adversity, "The Glassmaker" could resonate deeply with you. Tracy Chevalier crafts a tale where the main character, Orsola, breaks the glass ceiling—literally—in a time and place where women weren't expected to. As you journey through centuries, you'll be entranced by Orsola's dedication and the vividly painted Venetian backdrop—timeless as the glass she molds. This book celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit, so if that thrills you, "The Glassmaker" is waiting to be picked up.

  • She Reads Best of Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2024)
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ISBN: 9780008153878
Authors: Tracy Chevalier
Date of Publication: 2024-06-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.97
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From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glassmakers from the height of Renaissance-era Italy to present day. It is 1486 and Venice is a wealthy, opulent center for trade. Orsola Rosso is the eldest daughter in a family of glassblowers in Murano, the island revered for the craft. As a woman, she is not meant to work with glass—but she has the hands for it, the heart, and a vision. When her father dies, she teaches herself to make beads in secret, and her work supports the Rosso family fortunes. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, in a Venice where time moves as slowly as molten glass, we follow Orsola and her family as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, from a plague devastating 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. Chevalier is a master of her own craft, and The Glassmaker is as inventive as it is spellbinding: a mesmerizing portrait of a woman, a family, and a city that are as everlasting as their glass.
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Female glassmaker defies norms in historical Venice.

If you're drawn to stories where passion and perseverance shine through adversity, "The Glassmaker" could resonate deeply with you. Tracy Chevalier crafts a tale where the main character, Orsola, breaks the glass ceiling—literally—in a time and place where women weren't expected to. As you journey through centuries, you'll be entranced by Orsola's dedication and the vividly painted Venetian backdrop—timeless as the glass she molds. This book celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit, so if that thrills you, "The Glassmaker" is waiting to be picked up.

  • She Reads Best of Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.