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The Glassmaker

By: Tracy Chevalier
Narrated by: Juliet Aubrey
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'Spellbinding' ELIF SHAFAK

'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Year

'Sparkling'OBSERVER

'A triumph' PHILIP PULLMAN

'As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead' INDEPENDENT

'Meticulously researched and evoking the beauty of the Venice lagoon’ PHILIPPA GREGORY

‘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 perfecting.

In secret, Orsola Rosso learns to craft glass. As a woman, she must flout convention to save her family from ruin. We follow her through hundreds of years of war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss.

Skipping like a stone across the centuries, The Glassmaker is a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as glass.

©2024 Tracy Chevalier (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Historical Fiction Feel-Good Thought-Provoking Heartfelt War
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Beautifully descriptive and well narrated this book follows the fortunes of a glass making family in Murano through several hundred years whilst cleverly keeping the main characters alive. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey through the ages and was transported to the islands of Murano and Venice.

A lovely story through the ages set in beautiful Murano & Venice

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Beautifully and sensitively narrated this is a story of Venetian glass and glassmakers through the centuries. Once again she conjures both the place and the people so vividly that is a joy to accompany them. I have been to Venice twice now but listening to this has followed me with the desire to revisit with this book inside me. If you have enjoyed her previous works you will not be distr you are a new reader/listener this is a good place to start

Another triumph for Tracey Chevalier

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The story was set over centuries which was confusing at first but delivered a history of Venice and Murano with a different perspective
Having recently visited both I was able to recall the experience with affection

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Clever concept of time … love Venice and fascinated by its history … great family saga. The narration was excellent and the plot engaging too

Evocative and so interesting historically

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Well written and narrated. Prepare to suspend disbelief. The protagonist and those she cares for transcend time to tell.a tale of the glassmakers of Murano and the relationship with Venetians across the centuries. Great attention is paid to the making and trading of glass, the role of women. the plague and COVID,

Brilliant atmospheric story

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