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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Chevalier, Tracy.     Subjects     Women -- Italy -- Fiction.     Glass blowing and working -- Fiction.     Italy -- History -- Fiction.     Murano (Italy) -- History -- Fiction.     Venice (Italy) -- History -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Chevalier, Tracy.       by title:      The glassmaker / Tra...       by call number:      FICTION CHE     Search the Web     Chevalier, Tracy.     Women -- Italy -- Fiction.     Glass blowing and working -- Fiction.     Italy -- History -- Fiction.     Murano (Italy) -- History -- Fiction.     Venice (Italy) -- History -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The glassmaker / Tracy Chevalier. by Chevalier, Tracy. Viking, 2024. Call #: FICTION CHE Subjects Women -- Italy -- Fiction.   Glass blowing and working -- Fiction.   Italy -- History -- Fiction.   Murano (Italy) -- History -- Fiction.   Venice (Italy) -- History -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780525558279 (hc.) Description:  x, 402 p. ; 24 cm. Notes:  "A novel"--Cover. 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. Genre:  Historical fiction. Holds:  21   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION CHE Adult books Checked out Jul 15, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION CHE Adult books Item being held   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION CHE Adult books Checked out Jul 16, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION CHE Adult books Checked out Jul 15, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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