The glassmaker : a novel / Tracy Chevalier.

By:

Chevalier, Tracy

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2024.Description: x, 402 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780525558279 (hardcover)

Other title:

Glass maker

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Historical fiction.

DDC classification:

[Fic] 23

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Fiction	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Fiction	FIC CHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	09/28/2024	33321003251262

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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"-- Provided by publisher.

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