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Glassmaker

Tracy Chevalier

"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"--

GenresWomenFictionHistorical fiction

402 pages, 13 editions

English edition · First published 2024 by Viking · ISBN 9780525558279

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Editions

13 editions

English

  • Glassmaker · Viking · 2024 · ISBN 9780525558279 · 1 reader This page
  • The Glassmaker: A Novel · Large Print Press · 2025 · ISBN 9781420525076
  • The Glassmaker · ISIS · 2025 · ISBN 9781399170284
  • The Glassmaker · The Borough Press · 2025 · ISBN 9780008153892
  • The Glassmaker · The Borough Press · 2024 · ISBN 9780008153885
  • The Glassmaker · HarperCollins Publishers · 2024 · ISBN 9780008687038
  • The Glassmaker · Gale, a Cengage Group · 2024 · ISBN 9781420514445
  • The Glassmaker · The Borough Press · 2024 · ISBN 9780008153861
  • The Glassmaker · HarperCollins Publishers · 2024 · ISBN 9780008743666
  • The Glassmaker · Viking · 2024 · ISBN 9780525558293
  • The Glassmaker · Harper Collins UK · 2024 · ISBN 9780008153878
  • The Glassmaker · HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand · 2024 · ISBN 9780008701307
  • The Glassmaker · Viking · 2024 · ISBN 9780525558286

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