01514cam a2200277 i 4500 1710954222 TxAuBib 20240612120000.0 230811s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023034985 9780525558279 hardcover 0525558276 hardcover DLC eng rda DLC DLC TxAuBib rda Chevalier, Tracy, author. The Glassmaker / Tracy Chevalier. New York : Viking, 2024. 402 pages 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. 20240612. Women Fiction. Historical fiction. Fiction.