The Glassmaker - Couverture souple

Chevalier, Tracy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0008153892 ISBN 13 : 9780008153892

Editeur : The Borough Press, 2025

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tracy Chevalier is the author of eleven novels, including A Single Thread, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring, an international bestseller that has sold over five million copies and been made into a film, a play and an opera. Born in Washington DC, she moved to the United Kingdom in 1986. She and her husband divide their time between London and Dorset.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here - like the glass the island's maestros spend their lives learning to control.

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, l

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Borough Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0008153892
• ISBN 13: 9780008153892
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: HarperCollins Publishers, Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; HarperCollins, Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin 1; D01 C9W8; Irlande