01811cam a2200361 i 4500 1343741163 TxAuBib 20240626120000.0 230811s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023034985 9780525558279 0525558276 (OCoLC)1395193494 TxAuBib rda Chevalier, Tracy, author. The glassmaker : a novel / Tracy Chevalier. Glass maker. [New York] : Viking, [2024] ©2024. x, 391 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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. 20240626. Women Italy Fiction. Glass blowing and working Fiction. Generations Fiction. Families Fiction. Venice (Italy) History Fiction. Murano (Italy) History Fiction. Historical fiction. fast